Ideology in U.S. Foreign Policy: Case Studies in U.S. China Policy

(Hardback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

This book seeks to provide an alternative theoretical approach to the study of ideology in US foreign policy, emphasising the importance of ideology in foreign relations. Unlike traditional approaches, which tend to neglect the variability of ideological influence, Chen's approach postulates a two-step causal relationship that explains changes in the strength of ideology and their influence on US foreign policy. Changes in objective conditions cause changes in the strength of ideology, and these changes, in turn, create fluctuations in US foreign policy. Chen explores that causal relationship empirically through detailed case studies of US China policy and also, in his concluding analysis, looks at ideology and recent US policies toward Eastern Europe and the Middle East. This book should be of interest to teachers and students of international relations.

Reviews

A worthwhile volume that belongs in all graduate and serious undergraduate international relations collections. * Choice *

Author Bio

Jie Chen is assistant professor of political science at Teikyo Loretto Heights University in Denver, Colorado. He received his PhD from Washington State University and was a policy analyst at the State Council of the People's Republic of China from 1982-1985.