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This book presents an analysis of how metaphors are essential
elements in the study of international relations. It acknowledges
the fact that theory and practice in international relations often
rest on common metaphorical concepts which have implications for
the ways people around the world pursue their lives. Because of the
increased attention metaphors have received as integral elements in
political discourse, there is a need to investigate metaphorical
concepts that are not neutral in their implications for
understanding international relations. Inasmuch as government
policy is shaped by metaphorical concepts that originate in the
academic realm, and given that scholarly works are therefore
partially involved in inspiring policy, the author subjects a range
of metaphors in international relations theory to critical
interrogation.
This book presents an analysis of how metaphors are essential
elements in the study of international relations. It acknowledges
the fact that theory and practice in international relations often
rest on common metaphorical concepts which have implications for
the ways people around the world pursue their lives. Because of the
increased attention metaphors have received as integral elements in
political discourse, there is a need to investigate metaphorical
concepts that are not neutral in their implications for
understanding international relations. Inasmuch as government
policy is shaped by metaphorical concepts that originate in the
academic realm, and given that scholarly works are therefore
partially involved in inspiring policy, the author subjects a range
of metaphors in international relations theory to critical
interrogation.
The early 1980s brought dramatic changes in East-West relations.
The decade began with the death of Yugoslavia's Tito, the birth of
Poland's Solidarity trade union, and the U.S. election of Ronald
Reagan as president. These key developments, together with the
growing financial insolvency of the Soviet bloc and shifts in power
in the Kremlin culminating in the election of Mikhail Gorbachev as
general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in
1985 signalled the end of an era. Since then, U.S. relations with
Europe have charted a new course, influenced especially by the
dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, the expansion of NATO, and the
growing strength of the European Union. This volume analyzes U.S.
relations with Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Poland, and
Ukraine, and examines the new role for NATO in the post-Cold War
world and the evolving dynamics in the U.S.-EU partnership. Through
their assessment of mutual perceptions, evolving interests, and
clashing agendas, the contributors offer a fresh and thoughtful
exploration of the relationship between the United States and the
major European states.
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