Frank P Harvey, John Mitton

Fighting for Credibility

US Reputation and International Politics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on cases of asymmetric US encounters with smaller powers since the end of the Cold War, Harvey and Mitton reveal that reputations matter for credibility in international politics. This dynamic and deeply documented study successfully brings reputation back to the table of foreign diplomacy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9781487520540
• ISBN-10: 1487520549
• Artikelnr.: 45720373

Autorenporträt

Frank P. Harvey is Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Dalhousie University where he also holds the Eric Dennis Chair of Government and Politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Reputations Research and Premature Closure of Inquiry
Chapter 2: Reputations Matter: Rational Deterrence Theory and Credibility
Reconsidered
Chapter 3: US Reputation Building in Deterrence Encounters, 1991-2003
Chapter 4: The Strategic Logic of US Coercion: Explaining Failures and
Successes in Syria, 2011- 2013
Chapter 5: RDT, Domestic Politics, and Audience Costs
Chapter 6: Reputations, Credibility, and Transferability - Reconsidering
Syria’s Relevance to Iran, North Korea, and Beyond
Chapter 7: Responding to Critics: Alternative Explanations and Competing
Policy Recommendations
Chapter 8: Expanding Theory-Policy Gaps in International Relations
Appendix 1
Glossary of Terms