The involvement of state governments in U.S. foreign relations
By: Samuel Lucas McMillan
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230113251
Subjects: Foreign economic relations; States; Globalization; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / State & Provincial; State governments and international relations; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National; Foreign relations; Subnational governments
Description: "An examination of how U.S. states and governors connect to American foreign relations, this book argues that these subnational actors should be analyzed in international relations scholarship.  Chapters merge the literature from international relations, foreign policy analysis, international political economy, and U.S. state politics to describe how paradiplomacy began in the 1950s and has expanded with globalization. Analysis is performed on governors' foreign relations activities as well as U.S. states' and governors' foreign economic activities, such as overseas trips to recruit foreign direct investment and promote exports"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Linking International Relations Theory to American Politics * The Changing Roles of U.S. Governors * Foreign Relations and Federalism: U.S. State Politics, Intergovernmental Relations, and Constitutional Issues * Foreign Relations and Federalism: Subnational Governments in the International System * U.S. States and Governors in Foreign Relations: Institutions and Organizations * U.S. States and Governors in Foreign Relations: Data Analysis and Findings * U.S. States and Governors in Foreign Economic Relations: Institutions and Organizations * U.S. States and Governors and Foreign Economic Relations: Data Analysis and Findings * Conclusions and Future Research.