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Being Useful - Policy Relevance and International Relations Theory (Paperback)
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In the post-cold war world those engaged in making foreign policy
seem adrift searching for new ideas. Despite the growing
production--and in some cases the sophistication--of scholarly
literature on questions in international relations, policymakers
seem to ignore much of this scholarly work in their search for new
policy ideas. The contributors to this volume examine the promise
and possibilities of making contemporary international relations
theory more relevant to the conduct of foreign policy and
international affairs. The essays in this volume assess the gap
between theory and practice.
The volume has two parts. The first part explores the failure of
much international relations scholarship to address practical
problems. These essays consider problems arising from differences
in the questions that concern academics and policymakers, the
institutional settings in which they operate, and the perceptual
and motivational baggage they carry.
Essays in the second part of the book illustrate how international
theory and research could be made useful to policy makers. First,
these writers argue that scholars should pay more attention in
theory to the way foreign policy is shaped by its domestic
political context. Second, scholars should do more to demonstrate
how certain areas of specialized research shed light on specific
policy challenges and how approaches based on the rational-actor
model can help make sense out of current policy dilemmas.
The contributors are Steven J. Brams, Emily O. Goldman, Bruce
Jentleson, Eric V. Larson, Robert J. Lieber, Donna J. Nincic, the
late Kenneth Organski, Donald Rothschild, Arthur Stein, and Ernest
J. Wilson III, in addition to the editors.
This book will be of interest to scholars and analysts in the areas
of international relations and foreign policy and policy makers who
wish to know how scholarship could inform their own work.
Miroslav Nincic is Professor of Political Science, University of
California, Davis and is the author of numerous books and articles
on international relations. Joseph Lepgold is Associate Professor
of Government, Georgetown University.
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