Contexts of International Politics: 36 (Cambridge Studies in International Relations, Series Number 36) - Softcover

Goertz, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521469724 ISBN 13: 9780521469722

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

In this book Gary Goertz examines how states interact with their environment and contexts, which 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 nationalisation, USSR-East European relations, enduring rivalries, and decolonisation. These empirical examples illustrate the fruitfulness of the contextual approach to international politics.

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Review:

"Goertz is in thorough command of current research. His work may be viewed as a kind of Forschungbericht which gathers the research accomplished to-date, pointing to missing links, weak connections, weighing achievements, and suggesting areas worthy of further study." Terry Pickett, Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism

Book Description:

Gary Goertz examines international politics in terms of context as cause, changing meaning and as a barrier. He presents a philosophical, methodological and empirical discussion of three important contexts which affect decision makers: history, system structure, and international norms. Through different theoretical references and concrete studies, he illustrates the fruitfulness of the contextual approach to international politics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521469724
• ISBN 13: 9780521469722
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310