Items related to National Interests in International Society (Cornell...
How do states know what they want? Asking how interests are defined and how changes in them are accommodated, Martha Finnemore shows the fruitfulness of a constructivist approach to international politics. She draws on insights from sociological institutionalism to develop a systemic approach to state interests and state behavior by investigating an international structure not of power but of meaning and social value. An understanding of what states want, she argues, requires insight into the international social structure of which they are a part. States are embedded in dense networks of transnational and international social relations that shape their perceptions and their preferences in consistent ways. Finnemore focuses on international organizations as one important component of social structure and investigates the ways in which they redefine state preferences. She details three examples in different issue areas. In state structure, she discusses UNESCO and the changing international organization of science. In security, she analyzes the role of the Red Cross and the acceptance of the Geneva Convention rules of war. Finally, she focuses on the World Bank and explores the changing definitions of development in the Third World. Each case shows how international organizations socialize states to accept new political goals and new social values in ways that have lasting impact on the conduct of war, the workings of the international political economy, and the structure of states themselves.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Martha Finnemore is University Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherCornell Univ Pr
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0801432448
- ISBN 13 9780801432446
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages154
- Rating
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
National Interests in International Society.
Published by
Cornell University Press
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0801432448
ISBN 13: 9780801432446
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. 154 pages. Bei dem Buch handelt es sich um eine ausgeschiedene Bibliotheksdublette. Sauberer Zustand mit nur wenigen Gebrauchsspuren. Wie üblich mit Signatur und Stempel. Ex-Library book in good condition! eu1 9780801432446 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450. Seller Inventory # 271009
Buy Used
US$ 31.13
Convert currency