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Neoclassical Realism, the State, and Foreign Policy
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Neoclassical realism is an important new approach to international relations. Focusing on the interaction of the international system and the internal dynamics of states, neoclassical realism seeks to explain the grand strategies of individual states as opposed to recurrent patterns of international outcomes. This book offers the first systematic survey of the neoclassical realist approach. The editors lead a group of senior and emerging scholars in presenting a variety of neoclassical realist approaches to states' grand strategies. They examine the central role of the 'state' and seek to explain why, how, and under what conditions the internal characteristics of states intervene between their leaders' assessments of international threats and opportunities, and the actual diplomatic, military, and foreign economic policies those leaders are likely to pursue.
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“Turkey's 'EUropean' foreign policy in the Middle East is a testament to how attractive the liberal international world order is in the eyes of Turkish decision makers. 12”
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Lake, D. A. (2011) · International Studies Quarterly · doi:10.1111/j.1468-2478.2011.00661.x · Cited by 387
“…they employ.9 This explains how numerous theories can co-exist and be unified within a single research tradition.10 9 For exemplars, see Mearsheimer (2001) on offensive realism, Waltz (1979), and Walt (1987) on defensive realism, and Lobell, Ripsman, and Taliaferro (2009) on neoclassical realism.”
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“8 See the debate between offensive (Mearsheimer 2001) and defensive realism (Waltz 1979), or that between classical realists (Morgenthau 1978), neorealists (Waltz 1979), and neoclassical realists (Lobell et al. 2009).”
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“For recent contributions, see Lobell et al. (2009).”
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- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2009-01-15
- OpenAlex
- W594028123
- Cited by
- 691
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 44.86
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Science Research and Education
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › History and International Relations
- Keywords
- neoclassical realism, state theory, grand strategy, foreign policy, international system, military policy, international economic policy, international relations theory
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