Emotional state theory : friendship and fear in Israeli foreign policy /

"This book develops “emotional state theory” as a new contribution to international relations theory (IR). The text addresses the State of Israel vis-à-vis the rest of the world. The rationale for this research perspective stems from the trajectory of Israeli state-building since its foundatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schilling, Christopher L., 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
Temas:
International relations > Psychological aspects.
State, The > Psychological aspects.
Relations internationales > Aspect psychologique.
État > Aspect psychologique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Diplomatic relations > Philosophy
International relations > Psychological aspects
State, The > Psychological aspects
Israel > Foreign relations > Philosophy.
Israël > Relations extérieures > Philosophie.
Israel
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Theoretical Framework. Definition of theory ; Constructivism ; The state ; Bringing the state back in ; The state as person ; The study of emotions in IR ; Identity theory ; Memory ; Social and cognitive psychology ; Representativeness ; Availability ; Fear ; Note
  • Chapter 2. Methodological Strategy. Research background ; Why Israel as a case study? ; A single state as proof of theory ; The goal ; Content analysis ; Psychobiography ; The foreign policy elite in Israel ; The "Ben-Gurion Complex" ; Public opinion ; Intelligence agencies ; Total neutrality and objectivity ; Terminology ; Note
  • Chapter 3. Jewish Identity Constructions in Israel. Jewish history ; Masada : Myth and complex ; The Diaspora experience ; "To dream about the Holocaust" and the impact of memory ; The religion of Judaism ; God in Judaism ; Messianic redemption as a case of megalomania ; The religion of security ; "Either friendship or death" : The concept of friendship in IR and Israel among the nations ; An Israeli school of IR ; The concept of friendship ; The concept of friendship in IR ; A concept of family relationships in IR and US-Israeli relations ; "Life itself is their problem" : The concept of trust ; Notes
  • Chapter 4. Israeli Foreign Policy. The centrality of the state in policy regarding the welfare of contemporary Diaspora Jews ; A unique attitudinal prism ; Israel in the Middle East ; The left-right continuum and the salience of Jewish identity constructions ; Begin, Rabin, and Netanyahu : Three cases of leadership ; Public diplomacy ; The national anthem ; "Oom-shmoom" : Israel's attitude toward the UN ; Israel and the EU ; Notes
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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