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Author Vinha, Luis da.

Title Geographic Mental Maps and Foreign Policy Change : Re-Mapping the Carter Doctrine / Luis da Vinha.

Publication Info. München ; Wien : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (326 pages)
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Contents Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- 1 Introduction: The Puzzles of the Carter Doctrine -- Part 1: Mapping the Carter Doctrine: Traditional approaches -- 2 Explaining Why Foreign Policy Changed During the Carter Presidency -- 3 Explaining How Foreign Policy Changed During the Carter Presidency -- 4 Rethinking the Concept of Foreign Policy Change -- Part 2: Geographic mental maps and foreign policy change -- 5 Geographic Mental Maps and Foreign Policy Decision- making -- 6 Social Cognition and Information Processing -- 7 The Mechanisms of Change: Communicative Interaction -- Part 3: Re-mapping the Carter Doctrine: The Carter administration's geographic mental maps -- 8 Foreign Policy Decision-Making in the Carter Administration -- 9 Maps of Hope and Peace -- 10 Beyond Wishful Thinking -- 11 Hic Sunt Dracones: Dangers on the Edge of the Map -- 12 Iran and the Arc of Crisis -- 13 Adjusting to a Changing Middle East -- 14 Maps of Fear and War -- 15 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary In recent years geographic mental maps have made a comeback into the spotlight of scholarly inquiry in the area of International Relations (IR), particularly Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA). The book is framed within the mental map research agenda. It seeks to contribute and expand the theoretical and empirical development and application of geographic mental maps as an analytical concept for international politics. More precisely, it presents a theoretical framework for understanding how mental maps are employed in foreign policy decision-making and highlights the mechanisms involved in their transformation. The theoretical framework presented in this book employs the latest conceptual and theoretical insight from numerous other scientific fields such as social psychology and organizational theory. In order to test the theoretical propositions outlined in the initial chapters, the book assesses how the Carter Administration's changing mental maps impacted its Middle East policy. In other words, the book applies geographic mental maps as an analytical tool to explain the development of the Carter Doctrine. The book is particularly targeted at academics, students, and professionals involved in the fields of Human Geography, IR, Political Geography, and FPA. The book will also be of interest to individuals interested in Political Science more generally. While the book has is academic in nature, its qualitative and holistic approach is accessible to all readers interested in geography and international politics. Luis da Vinha, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Geography & Political Science at Valley City State University.
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Language In English.
Subject Geographical perception -- Political aspects.
Geographical perception.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1977-1981.
United States.
International relations.
Chronological Term 1977-1981
Subject United States -- Foreign relations -- Decision making.
Decision making.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.
Middle East.
Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Indexed Term (Produktform)Electronic book text
(Zielgruppe)Fachpublikum/ Wissenschaft
(BISAC Subject Heading)POL011000
(BISAC Subject Heading)POL000000: POL000000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
(BISAC Subject Heading)SCI030000: SCI030000 SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
Carter
(VLB-WN)9737
(Produktrabattgruppe)PR: rabattbeschränkt/Bibliothekswerke
Genre/Form Electronic books.
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ISBN 9783110524482 (electronic book)
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