U.s. Foreign Policy - The Paradox of World Power

Informationen zum Autor Steven W. Hook is professor and former chair of political science at Kent State University. He has authored and edited numerous books! including U.S. Foreign Policy Today: American Renewal? (2012! with James M. Scott)! Routledge Handbook of American Foreign Policy (2012! with Christopher Jones)! Democratic Peace in Theory and Practice (2010)! Comparative Foreign Policy (2002)! and National Interest and Foreign Aid (1995). His journal articles have appeared in leading journals! including World Politics! International Studies Quarterly! Foreign Policy Analysis. Professor Hook is a past president of the Foreign Policy Analysis sections of the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association. Klappentext Zusammenfassung This book highlights global and domestic shifts in the balance of power that affect U.S. foreign policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I. The Setting of U.S. Foreign Policy Chapter 1: The United States in a Turbulent World Snapshot: America's World Power Challenges to U.S. Primacy The Paradox of America's World Power Conclusion Chapter 2: The Expansion of U.S. Power Economic and Territorial Expansion Fighting Two World Wars Global Primacy and the Cold War New Challenges after the Cold War Conclusion Chapter 3: Dynamics of Decision Making The Global Context: Rival Perspectives Opening the "Black Box" of Domestic Politics The Impact of Civil Society Coping with Bureaucratic Politics The Human Factor Conclusion PART II. Inside-Out: Government Sources of Foreign Policy Chapter 4: Presidential Power The Constitution's Mixed Blessing Presidential Prerogative in the "Zone of Twilight" Structures of the "Presidential Branch" Judicial Interventions in Foreign Policy Conclusion Chapter 5: Congress beyond the "Water's Edge" Trends in Legislative-Executive Relations Constraints on Congressional Action Legislating Foreign Policy War Powers and the Use of Force The Power of the Purse Conclusion Chapter 6: The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy Agency Dysfunctions and the Paradox of World Power The Diplomatic Complex The Security Complex The Intelligence Complex The Economic Complex Conclusion PART III. Outside-In: External Sources of Foreign Policy Chapter 7: Public Opinion at Home and Abroad Democracy and the Paradox of World Power Public Opinion since World War II Group Identities and Foreign Policy Views Conclusion Chapter 8: The Impact of Mass Communications Functions of the News Media Patterns of Foreign News Coverage Government Efforts to Control the Message The Social Media Revolution Online News and Views from Overseas Conclusion Chapter 9: Social Movements and Interest Groups Group Action and the Paradox Dynamics of Social Movements Types of Foreign Policy NGOs Group Strategies and Tactics Buying Power: The Corporate Connection Conclusion PART IV. Policy Domains Chapter 10: National Security and Defense Policy The Foundation of Strategy Justifying the Use of Force The Nuclear Shadow Waging War on Terror Conclusion Chapter 11: Economic Statecraft Models of Political Economy The Balance of Economic Power Trade Policy as a "Two-Level Game" National Interests and Foreign Aid Economic Sanctions as a Policy Tool Conclusion Chapter 12: Transnational Policy Problems Managing the Global Commons The Immigration Debate The Dangers of Weapons Proliferation Promoting Human Rights and Democracy Signs of a More Peaceful World Conclusion ...

Product details

• Authors: Steven W Hook, Steven W. Hook
• Assisted by: Steven W. Hook (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2016
• EAN: 9781506321585
• ISBN: 978-1-5063-2158-5
• No. of pages: 520
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Internationale Beziehungen, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA