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020			_a0415818478 (hardcover) _c$130.00
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082	0	4	_a327.101 _bTHI 2013
100	1		_aThies, Cameron G.
245	1	4	_aThe united states, israel, and the search for international order : _bsocializing states / _cCameron G. Thies.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bRoutledge, _c2013.
300			_a196 p. ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aRole theory and international relations.
520			_aHow do emerging states become full, functioning members of the international system? In this book, Cameron G. Thies argues that new and emerging states are subject to socialization efforts by current member states, which guide them in locating their position in the international system. Thies develops a theoretical approach to understanding how states socialize each other into and out of different roles in the international system, such as regional power, ally, and peacekeeper. The concept of state socialization is developed using role theory, a middle-range theory developed in the interdisciplinary field of social psychology. This middle-range theory helps to flesh out the theoretical mechanisms often missing in grand theories like neorealism and constructivism. The result is a structural theory of international politics that also allows for the explanation of actual foreign policy behavior by states. The foreign policy histories of the U.S. and Israel are analyzed using this theoretical approach to show how international social pressure has affected the kinds of roles they have adopted throughout their histories, as well as the kinds of roles that they have not been allowed to adopt. By considering the effects of international socialization attempts on their foreign policy behavior, Thies shows the well-known cases of the U.S. and Israel in a new light. The United States, Israel, and the Search for International Order argues that the process by which states learn their appropriate roles and behaviors in the international social order is crucial to understanding international conflict and cooperation, which will be significant for those studying both theory and method in international relations, foreign policy, and diplomatic history.
650		0	_aInternational organization
650		0	_aInternational relations
650		0	_aInternational relations--Philosophy
650		0	_aIsrael
650		0	_aNewly independent states
650		0	_aUnited States
830		0	_aRole theory and international relations.
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