Communitarian foreign policy : Amitai Etzioni's vision / Nikolas K. Gvosdev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gvosdev, Nikolas K., 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Etzioni, Amitai.

Political and social views.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

United States.

International relations.

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

International relations--Philosophy.

International cooperation.

Human rights--International cooperation.

Human rights.

Etzioni, Amitai--Political and social views.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

xvii, 322 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Transaction Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

This volume establishes Amitai Etzioni's communitarian approach to international relations as a distinct school of American foreign policy thought. Nikolas K. Gvosdev systematically evaluates Etzioni's ideas, tracing their origins during the Cold War and their relevance to current challenges in Asia and the Middle East, and considering their strengths and weaknesses. Etzioni agrees with liberal internationalists who believe that traditional notions of state sovereignty are eroding and that a new set of global norms is required. However, he argues against the imposition of Western policies on the rest of the world, which he sees as a recipe for conflict which the United States cannot afford. He warns against the post-Cold War triumphalism, arguing that it undercuts efforts to find necessary common ground with both Russia and China. The trust that is needed for forming closer associations between nations and to have a productive dialogue on human rights can only come about through the voluntary coordination of states forced to combat an increasing array of transnational threats. -- from back cover.

Contents:

The Intrusion of Reality : The Genesis of the Etzioni Approach

Navigating out of the Cold War : The Gradualist Proposal

Preventing a New Cold War : U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century

Building a Global Community? : The Post 9/11 Experience

The Security First Paradigm

Sheathing the Sword of Damocles: Deproliferation

The Challenge of Building Communities

Hot Spots : Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century

Epilogue : The Advisor's Advice Ignored?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781412862608

1412862604

OCLC:

934232618

Publisher Number:

40025570432