Domestic Society and International Cooperation - The Impact of Protest on US Arms Control Policy (Hardcover, New)

In this book, Jeffrey Knopf investigates domestic sources of state preferences about whether to seek co-operation with other countries on security issues. He does so by examining whether public protest against nuclear weapons influenced US decisions to enter strategic arms talks. The analysis builds on the domestic structure approach to explaining foreign policy, using it as the starting point to develop a new framework with which to trace the influence of societal actors. The book's finding that protest had a major impact suggests that prevailing conceptions of the relation between domestic politics and international co-operation need to be broadened. Existing approaches typically assume that state preferences are set by political leaders or powerful interests, thereby treating the rest of society only as a constraint on state action. In contrast, this book demonstrates that ordinary citizens can also serve as a direct stimulus to the development of a state interest in cooperation.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Release date:	May 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Jeffrey W. Knopf
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	310
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-62240-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Arms negotiation & control Promotions
LSN:	0-521-62240-9
Barcode:	9780521622400

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