City Hall Goes Abroad - The Foreign Policy of Local Politics

Informationen zum Autor Heidi H. Hobbs is the director of the Master of International Studies program and an associate professor of political science in the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University. She has a PhD in international relations from the University of Southern California. Klappentext During the 1980s, United States cities came of age as forces to be reckoned with in US foreign policy. This scholarly, yet readable, analysis carefully explores the roots and influence of municipal activism, surveying particular organizing issues and developing an `active city' profile by examining particular cases. Zusammenfassung During the 1980s, United States cities came of age as forces to be reckoned with in US foreign policy. This scholarly, yet readable, analysis carefully explores the roots and influence of municipal activism, surveying particular organizing issues and developing an `active city' profile by examining particular cases. Inhaltsverzeichnis Think Globally, Act Locally Changing Latitudes Interpersonal Issues and Public Response Main Street America Goes International The Truth or Consequences of Local Activism Whither Municipal Foreign Policy?

Product details

• Authors: Heidi H. Hobbs, Hobbs Heidi H.
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.05.1994
• EAN: 9780803955233
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-5523-3
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Multicultural Contexts; 1; Multicultural Contexts; 1
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, International Relations, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, Politics & International Relations