Power, the State, and Sovereignty
Essays on International Relations
Published on 4. March 2009
328 pages
978-1-135-97477-0 (ISBN)
Description
Stephen Krasner has been one of the most influential theorists within international relations and international political economy over the past few decades. Power, the State, and Sovereignty is a collection of his key scholarly works. The book includes both a framing introduction written for this volume, and a concluding essay examining the relationship between academic research and the actual making of foreign policy.
Drawing on both his extensive academic work and his experiences during his recent role within the Bush administration (as Director for Policy Planning at the US State department) Krasner has revised and updated all of the essays in the collection to provide a coherent discussion of the importance of power, ideas, and domestic structures in world politics.
Progressing through a carefully structured evaluation of US domestic politics and foreign policy, international politics and finally sovereignty, this volume is essential reading for all serious scholars of international politics.
Drawing on both his extensive academic work and his experiences during his recent role within the Bush administration (as Director for Policy Planning at the US State department) Krasner has revised and updated all of the essays in the collection to provide a coherent discussion of the importance of power, ideas, and domestic structures in world politics.
Progressing through a carefully structured evaluation of US domestic politics and foreign policy, international politics and finally sovereignty, this volume is essential reading for all serious scholars of international politics.
Reviews / Votes
"Few scholars match Stephen Krasner in incisive analysis of central issues of world politics. These essays make strong arguments without following any party line, and even those who have read them before will benefit from seeing how they fit together."--Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Affairs, Columbia University
"Stephen Krasner is one of the most widely acclaimed scholars of international relations of the past century. This collection features in a single volume his most important and enduring works, along with an integrative introductory essay and a conclusion that reflects on his time in government service. Power, the State, and Sovereignty is a "must have" book for any serious student of international politics."
--David Lake, Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
11 s/w Abbildungen, 9 s/w Tabellen, 11 s/w Zeichnungen
9 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white
File size
2,22 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-97477-0 (9781135974770)
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Person
Stephen D. Krasner is the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations at Stanford and a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and the Hoover Institution. He has served as Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department and on the National Security Council staff. He has written on US foreign policy, north-south relations and sovereignty and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Content
Introduction: Actors and Institutions in the Study of International Politics Part 1: Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy 1. Defending the National Interest 2. US Commercial and Monetary Policy: Unravelling the Paradox of External Strength and Internal Weakness 3. Approaches to the State: Alternative Conceptions and Historical Dynamics 4. Sovereignty: An Institutional Perspective Part 2: International Politics 5. Structural Causes and Regime Consequences: Regimes as Intervening Variables 6. State Power and the Structure of International Trade 7. Global Communications and National Power: Life On the Pareto Frontier Part 3: Sovereignty 8. Sovereignty and Its Discontents 9. Organized Hypocrisy in Nineteenth Century East Asia 10. Sharing Sovereignty: New Institutions For Collapsed and Failing States. Conclusion: Garbage Cans and Policy Streams: How Academic Research Might Affect Foreign Policy
