Theory and Application of the “Generation” in International Relations and Politics [electronic resource] /
Steele, B.editor.
Acuff, J.editor.
The 'generation' has been largely forgotten in the fields of sociology and political science, especially regarding global politics. This volume re-engages the concept of a 'generation,' utilizing it to explore how it can help us understand a variety of processes and patterns in International Relations and Comparative Politics.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I: Generational Analysis: Analytical and Theoretical Potentialities; 1 Introduction: The Evolution of Generational Analysis and International Theory; 2 Never Trust Anyone Who Remembers Jerry Rubin: The Promise of Generational Conflict; 3 The ""Problem of Generations"" Revisited: Karl Mannheim and the Sociology of Knowledge in International Relations; 4 Toward a Sociology of Generational Change: Generational Experience and Generational Performance in German Foreign Policy
Part II: Empirical Domains of Generational Analysis5 The Generational Shift in South African Foreign Policy; 6 Generations at Home and Abroad: the Chinese Diaspora; 7 Generations and Gender in the 2008 U.S. Democratic Primaries; 8 Generational Analysis and the Evolution of Military Doctrine and Strategy; 9 Generational Analysis in IR Meets the World Values Survey; 10 Lumpy and Sticky: Ideational Change Over Time; List of Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The 'generation' has been largely forgotten in the fields of sociology and political science, especially regarding global politics. This volume re-engages the concept of a 'generation,' utilizing it to explore how it can help us understand a variety of processes and patterns in International Relations and Comparative Politics.
International relations.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Political science.
World politics.
International Relations.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Political Science.
Political History.