Role Theory And Russian Foreign Policy

Author : Damian Strycharz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000574371

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Role Theory and Russian Foreign Policy by Damian Strycharz Pdf

Despite the increased interest in Russia and its international behaviour, current analyses leave much unexplained. Damian Strycharz fills this gap in the literature by analysing leaders’ perceptions and the interactions between internal and external factors shaping foreign policy decisions. Challenging existing interpretations of Russian foreign policy and advancing our understanding on how role dynamics occur in non-democracies, Strycharz examines Russia’s reactions to the 2003–4 colour revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine, the Five-Day War in Georgia, and the Euromaidan Revolution. He argues that divergent reactions to these upheavals result from a profound change in the leadership perceptions of Russia’s international responsibilities. Consequently, a shift in the understanding of Russia’s international duties and departure from the Western partner role resulted in more assertive foreign policy behaviour exemplified by the intervention in Georgia and the annexation of Crimea. The book demonstrates that processes of foreign policy formation in Russia are more complex and include more actors than commonly assumed. Role Theory and Russian Foreign Policy is an ideal resource for scholars and researchers of international relations, foreign policy, and post-Soviet politics.

Author : C. Thorun
Publisher : Springer
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230589964

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Explaining Change in Russian Foreign Policy by C. Thorun Pdf

An assessment of the explanatory utility of different approaches to account for post-Soviet Russia's foreign policy towards the West, arguing that only by focusing both on external constraints and changes in the Russian leadership's foreign policy thinking can we explain major facets of Russia's conduct from 1992-2007.

Author : Christer Pursiainen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351902359

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Russian Foreign Policy and International Relations Theory by Christer Pursiainen Pdf

An original and challenging examination of how to transform post-Sovietological study of Soviet and Russian foreign policy into a more integrated part of the Social Sciences and International Relations Theory. This book represents the first detailed and sustained synthesis international relations theory and Soviet/Russian foreign and security policy in academic literature.

Author : Eric Shiraev,Konstantin Khudoley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230370999

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Russian Foreign Policy by Eric Shiraev,Konstantin Khudoley Pdf

Written by two leading scholars, this cutting-edge textbook provides a comprehensive re-evaluation of Russian foreign policy in the 21st century, covering its historical development, key institutions and actors, and processes, principles and strategies. It integrates domestic and global perspectives to give a more rounded and balanced assessment of Russia's place in the world. This text will be essential reading on Russian foreign policy modules as well as on broader courses on Russian government and politics. It can also be used as supplementary reading on more general comparative politics and foreign policy modules which use Russia as a key case study.

Author : Alexander Sergunin
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838267821

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Explaining Russian Foreign Policy Behavior by Alexander Sergunin Pdf

This book aims to explain the reasons behind Russia's international conduct in the post-Soviet era, examining Russian foreign policy discourse with a particular focus on the major foreign policy schools of Atlanticism, Eurasianism, derzhavniki, realpolitik, geopolitics, neo-Marxism, radical nationalism, and post-positivism. The Russian post-Soviet threat perceptions and national security doctrines are studied. The author critically assesses the evolution of Russian foreign policy decision-making over the last 25 years and analyzes the roles of various governmental agencies, interest groups and subnational actors. Concluding that a foreign policy consensus is gradually emerging in contemporary Russia, Sergunin argues that the Russian foreign policy discourse aims not only at the formulation of an international strategy but also at the search for a new national identity.Alexander Sergunin argues that Russia's current domestic situation, defined by numerous socio-economic, inter-ethnic, demographic, environmental, and other problems, dictates the need to abandon superpower ambitions and to rather set modest foreign policy goals.

Author : Stephen G. Walker
Publisher : Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0822307146

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Role Theory and Foreign Policy Analysis by Stephen G. Walker Pdf

Author : Olga Oliker
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780833046079

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Russian Foreign Policy by Olga Oliker Pdf

As Russia's economy has grown, so have the country's global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes. The authors assess Russia's strategic interests and goals, examining the country's domestic policies, economic development, security goals, and worldview. They assess implications for U.S. interests and present ways that Washington could work to improve its relations with Moscow.

Author : Sebastian Harnisch,Cornelia Frank,Hanns W Maull
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136738371

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Role Theory in International Relations by Sebastian Harnisch,Cornelia Frank,Hanns W Maull Pdf

Role Theory in International Relations provides a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of recent theoretical scholarship on foreign policy roles and extensive empirical analysis of role behaviour of a variety of states in the current era of eroding American hegemony. Taking stock of the evolution of role theory within foreign policy analysis, international relations and social science theory, the authors probe role approaches in combination with IR concepts such as socialization, learning and communicative action. They draw upon comparative case studies of foreign policy roles of states (the United States, Japan, PR China, Germany, France, UK, Poland, Sweden, and Norway) and international institutions (NATO, EU) to assess NATO’s transformation, the EU as a normative power as well as the impact of China’s rise on U.S. hegemony under the Bush and Obama administrations. The chapters also offer compelling theoretical arguments about the nexus between foreign policy role change and the evolution of the international society. This important new volume advances current role theory scholarship, offering concrete theoretical suggestions of how foreign policy analysis and IR theory could benefit from a closer integration of role theory. It will be of great interest to all scholars and students of international relations, foreign policy and international politics.

Author : Deborah Welch Larson,Alexei Shevchenko
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300245158

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Quest for Status by Deborah Welch Larson,Alexei Shevchenko Pdf

A look at how the desire to improve international status affects Russia's and China's foreign policies Deborah Welch Larson and Alexei Shevchenko argue that the desire for world status plays a key role in shaping the foreign policies of China and Russia. Applying social identity theory—the idea that individuals derive part of their identity from larger communities—to nations, they contend that China and Russia have used various modes of emulation, competition, and creativity to gain recognition from other countries and thus validate their respective identities. To make this argument, they analyze numerous cases, including Catherine the Great’s attempts to westernize Russia, China’s identity crises in the nineteenth century, and both countries’ responses to the end of the Cold War. The authors employ a multifaceted method of measuring status, factoring in influence and inclusion in multinational organizations, military clout, and cultural sway, among other considerations. Combined with historical precedent, this socio-psychological approach helps explain current trends in Russian and Chinese foreign policy.

Author : Alexander V. Kozhemiakin,Roger E. Kanet
Publisher : Springer
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349254408

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The Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation by Alexander V. Kozhemiakin,Roger E. Kanet Pdf

Providing a current assessment of the major developments in Russian foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the book begins with an examination of the emerging trends in Russian policy and the impact of domestic political and economic factors on Russian policy. Succeeding chapters outline the development of Russian policy in the major geographic regions of the world: the new states of the 'near abroad', Central Europe and the Balkans, the West, Asia, the Middle East, and the developing countries.

Author : Michael Mandelbaum
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Former Soviet republics
ISBN : 087609213X

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The New Russian Foreign Policy by Michael Mandelbaum Pdf

This book surveys Russia's relations with the world since 1992 and assesses the future prospect for the foreign policy of Europe's largest country. Together these essays offer an authoritative summary and assessment of Russia's relations with its neighbors and with the rest of the world since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Author : Nikolas K. Gvosdev,Christopher Marsh
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483322087

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Russian Foreign Policy by Nikolas K. Gvosdev,Christopher Marsh Pdf

In a truly contemporary analysis of Moscow's relations with its neighbors and other strategic international actors, Nikolas K. Gvosdev and Christopher Marsh use a comprehensive vectors approach, dividing the world into eight geographic zones. Each vector chapter looks at the dynamics of key bilateral relationships while highlighting major topical issues—oil and energy, defense policy, economic policy, the role of international institutions, and the impact of major interest groups or influencers—demonstrating that Russia formulates multiple, sometimes contrasting, foreign policies. Providing rich historical context as well as exposure to the scholarly literature, Russian Foreign Policy: Interests, Vectors, and Sectors offers an incisive look at how and why Russia partners with some states while it counter-balances others.

Author : Nicolai N. Petro,Alvin Z. Rubinstein
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015015210670

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Russian Foreign Policy by Nicolai N. Petro,Alvin Z. Rubinstein Pdf

Provides an introduction to the major developments that have characterized the foreign policy of Russia during the Tsarist, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods. Addresses the long-term historical continuities in Russian foreign policy, both as they undermined the status quo at the end of the Soviet era, and as they now condition Russia's search for a new definition of the national interest.

Author : Angela Borozna
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030835903

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The Sources of Russian Foreign Policy Assertiveness by Angela Borozna Pdf

This book explores the sources of Russia’s foreign policy conduct since the end of the Cold War. It is aimed at those interested in Russian foreign policy, international security, and diplomacy. The book embraces an eclectic approach by applying insights from several strands of IR theory, exploring both international and domestic sources. The author argues that Russian foreign policy is influenced by the country’s strategic culture, which exhibits some persistent elements inherited from Russia’s imperial past and from Soviet times. The challenges to Russia’s security interests from Western policies led to an increase in Russian foreign policy assertiveness. As a result, Russia is becoming more committed to Eurasian integration and nurturing relations with China. This book further argues that Russia’s relations with the post-Soviet states have been and will remain a priority of its foreign relations and, therefore, Russia is likely to continue challenging any Western interference in these states. The author maintains that geoeconomics and the protection of overseas economic interests are becoming more prominent in Russia’s foreign policy calculus. The role of domestic factors in the country’s foreign policy, such as authoritarianism, regime vulnerability, and the role of political factions, is also examined.

Author : Robert Legvold
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Russia (Federation)
ISBN : 9780231141222

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Russian Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century and the Shadow of the Past by Robert Legvold Pdf

Because the turbulent trajectory of Russia's foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union echoes previous moments of social and political transformation, history offers a special vantage point from which to judge the current course of events. In this book, a mix of leading historians and political scientists examines the foreign policy of contemporary Russia over four centuries of history. The authors explain the impact of empire and its loss, the interweaving of domestic and foreign impulses, long-standing approaches to national security, and the effect of globalization over time. Contributors focus on the underlying patterns that have marked Russian foreign policy and that persist today. These patterns are driven by the country's political makeup, geographical circumstances, economic strivings, unsettled position in the larger international setting, and, above all, its tortured effort to resolve issues of national identity. The argument here is not that the Russia of Putin and his successors must remain trapped by these historical patterns but that history allows for an assessment of how much or how little has changed in Russia's approach to the outside world and creates a foundation for identifying what must change if Russia is to evolve. A truly unique collection, this volume utilizes history to shed crucial light on Russia's complex, occasionally inscrutable relationship with the world. In so doing, it raises the broader issue of the relationship of history to the study of contemporary foreign policy and how these two enterprises might be better joined.