Identity is the master variable for many constructivist scholars of
international politics. In this comparative study, Richard Ned
Lebow shows that states do not have identities any more than people
do. Leaders, peoples, and foreign actors seek to impose national
identifications consistent with their political projects and
psychological needs. These identifications are multiple, fluid and
rise in importance as a function of priming and context. Leaders
are at least as likely to invoke national identifications as
rationalizations for policies pursued for other reasons as they are
to be influenced by them. National identifications are nevertheless
important because they invariably stress the alleged uniqueness of
a people and its country, and are a principal means of seeking
status and building self-esteem. Lebow tracks the relative appeal
of these principles, the ways in which they are constructed, how
they influence national identifications, and how they in turn
affect regional and international practices.
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