Contexts of International Politics (Paperback, New)

In this book Gary Goertz examines how states interact with their environments, and which contexts are important in understanding international politics. He presents a philosophical, methodological and empirical discussion of three important contexts which affect decision makers: history, system structure, and international norms. The effects of these contexts are explored by viewing context in turn as cause, as changing meaning, and as a barrier. The book engages with the literature on structural realism and international regimes, and uses rational actor and diffusion models as theoretical references. A number of concrete studies are provided using these contextual tools, including oil nationalization, USSR-Eastern Europe relations, enduring rivalries, and decolonization. These empirical examples illustrate the fruitfulness of the contextual approach to international politics.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Release date:	November 1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Gary Goertz
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	310
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-46972-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	0-521-46972-4
Barcode:	9780521469722

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