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

Goertz, Gary

9780521440707: Contexts of International Politics (Cambridge Studies in International Relations, Series Number 36)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052144070X ISBN 13: 9780521440707

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

This book examines the ways and means by which nation-states interact with their environment. The author proposes a theory of context that examines the way in which system structure, normative environment, and history can act as contexts for decision makers, either as causes, barriers, or by changing meanings. The theoretical and methodological material is illustrated by a number of case studies that apply context theory to specific problems, such as decolonization, USSR-East European relations, and enduring military rivalries.

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Book Description:

This examination of the ways and means by which nation-states interact with their environment proposes a theory of context that traces how system structure, normative environment and history can act as contexts for decision makers, either as causes, barriers, or by changing meanings.

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

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