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Routledge Handbook of Foreign Policy Analysis Methods
The disintegration and questioning of global governance structures and a re-orientation toward national politics combined with the spread of technological innovations such as big data, social media, and phenomena like fake news, populism, or questions of global health policies make it necessary for the introduction of new methods of inquiry and the adaptation of established…
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The Party Politics of Military Intervention in Australia and Executive Prerogatives: Ideology Meets Strategy and Culture
As an adjusted Westminster-style system with large executive room for maneuver in matters of foreign, security, and defense policies, Australia’s parliament does not have a formal say in sending troops abroad despite the continental nation’s constant military deployments, i.e., alongside its major ally, the United States. Past efforts from Democrats and Greens to push legislation…
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Security, Defense Discourse and Identity in NATO and Europe. How France Changed Foreign Policy
Analyzing changes in the role and place of NATO, European integration, and Franco-American relations in foreign policy discourse under Presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy, this book provides an original perspective on French foreign policy and its identity construction.The book employs a novel research design for the analysis of foreign policies, which can be used…
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Listening to All Voices: Designing Inclusive Discourse Analysis in U.S. Congressional Hearings on (Non)Intervention
How can researchers ensure that all voices are heard—especially in politically charged settings such as U.S. congressional hearings on military intervention? This case study outlines an inclusive discourse analysis of congressional debates on proposed actions and interventions in Iraq and Iran. Navigating a polarized elite context, we developed a methodologically transparent and ethically reflexive approach…
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Die NATO (2. Aufl.)
Wichtiger denn je: Wie funktioniert kollektive Verteidigung in der transatlantischen Gemeinschaft? Seit 1949 organisiert die NATO die kollektive Verteidigung im nordatlantischen Raum. Nach drei Dekaden, die von Krisenmanagementmissionen und Anti-Terror-Kampf außerhalb des Bündnisgebiets geprägt waren, steht seit 2022 die Verteidigung gegen Russland wieder im Fokus alliierten Handelns. Doch ist die NATO dieser Aufgabe gewachsen? In…