Understanding the Bush Doctrine - Psychology and Strategy in an Age of Terrorism

Informationen zum Autor Stanley A. Renshon is a professor of political science at the City University of New York. He is also coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Program in the Psychology of Social and Political Behavior at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author or editor of twelve books. He is currently working on a full length book on the Bush Doctrine. Peter Suedfeld is Dean Emeritus of Graduate Studies and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The University of British Columbia. Zusammenfassung In this volume, leading scholars of US foreign policy, international relations, and political psychology examine one of the most consequential and controversial statements of national security policy in contemporary American history – the Bush Doctrine. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Foundations of the Bush Doctrine 1. The Bush Doctrine Considered, Stanley A. Renshon 2. International Relations Theory Meets World Politics, Gerard Alexander Part II. The Bush Doctrine in the Post 9/11 World 3. The Convinced, the Skeptical, and the Hostile, Douglas C. Foyle 4. The New Psychology of Alliances, Peter Suedfeld, Philip E. Tetlock, and Rajiv Jhangiani 5. Illusionary Promises and Strategic Reality, Willie Curtis 6. Deterrence in an Age of Asymmetric Rivals, Jerrold M. Post 7. Preventive War and the Bush Doctrine, Jack S. Levy 8. The Psychological Origins of Preventive War, Jonathan Renshon 9. The ‘Democracy Doctrine’ of President George W. Bush, Marvin Zonis Part III: The View From Abroad 10. The Bush Doctrine Abroad, Alexander Moens 11. Anti-Americanism, Janice Gross Stein Part IV: The Bush Doctrine in Perspective 12. Premature Obituary, Stanley A. Renshon 13. The Bush Doctrine in Perspective, Peter Suedfeld

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• Authors: Stanley A. (City University of New York) Renshon
• Assisted by: Stanley A. Renshon (Editor), Renshon Stanley A. (Editor), Peter Suedfeld (Editor), Suedfeld Peter (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.2007
• EAN: 9780415955041
• ISBN: 978-0-415-95504-1
• No. of pages: 356
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Politics & government, Politics and government