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The politics of Canadian foreign policy /
The fourth edition of this widely used text includes updates about the many changes that have occurred in Canadian foreign policy under Stephen Harper and the Conservatives between 2006 and 2015. Subjects discussed include the fading emphasis on internationalism, the rise of a new foreign policy age...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montréal ; Kingston ; London ; Ithaca :
School of Policy Studies, Queen's University : McGill-Queens University Press,
2015.
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| Edición: | Fourth edition. |
| Colección: | Queen's policy studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; A Note to Students; About the Authors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Analyzing Canadian Foreign Policy; What is Foreign Policy?; What Determines Foreign Policy?; The International Setting; Domestic Politics; Governmental Politics; Identity and History; Conclusion; Notes; PART I · THE POLICY SETTING; 2. Canada's International Location; Neighbourhood; Geostrategic Location; The "Long Peace"; The "Kingston Dispensation" of 1938; The Cold War "Glacis"; The Post-Cold War Era; The Post-9/11 Era; Economic Structure; The Dynamics of Group Membership.
- International InstitutionsClubs and Coalitions; Alliances; Material Capabilities; Conclusion; Notes; 3. Power and Status: Canada's International Influence; Images of Canada's Power; Canada as Middle Power; Middlepowermanship in Question; Alternative Images of Canada's Power; Assessing Images of Canada's Power: Normative Corollaries; Rethinking Canada's Power: A Power Analysis Approach; Techniques of Power and Influence; The Use of Force and the Canadian Military; Punishments and Threats: Sanctions and Coercion; Diplomacy: The Art of Persuasion; Power and Canadian-American Relations.
- ConclusionNotes; 4. Society and Foreign Policy; Societal Interests; Ethnic Interests; Egoistic Interests; Altruistic Interests; The Influence of Societal Actors; The Policymaking Environment; The Decision-Making Process; Electoral Politics and Foreign Policy; Conclusion; Notes; 5. Dominant Ideas in Foreign Policy; Ideas, Culture, and International Relations; Before the Great War: Imperialism; Between the Wars: Isolationism; The Cold War Era: Internationalism; The Post-Cold War Era: Ideas in Flux; The Post-9/11 Era: After Internationalism?; Conclusion; Notes; PART II · ACTORS AND PROCESSES.
- 6. The Prime Minister and Foreign PolicyThe Preeminence of the Prime Minister; Robert L. Borden (1911-1920); William Lyon Mackenzie King (1921-1926, 1926-1930, 1935-1948); Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979, 1980-1984); Brian Mulroney (1984-1993); Jean Chrétien (1993-2003); Paul Martin (2003-2006); Stephen Harper (2006- ); The Sources of Preeminence; The Power of Appointment; Conclusion; Notes; 7. The Prime Minister and Summit Diplomacy; Contemporary Summit Diplomacy; The Prime Minister's Summit Calendar; The G7 Summit; The G-20 Summit; The Commonwealth; La Francophonie.
- Presidents and Prime MinistersConclusion; Notes; 8. Widening the Circle: Other Ministers; The Key Ministers; The Minister of Foreign Affairs; The Minister of National Defence; Other Ministers; The Minister of International Trade; The Minister for La Francophonie; The Minister of International Development; Ministers of State; Cabinet Involvement in Foreign Policy; Conclusion; Notes; 9. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy; Organizing for Foreign Affairs; The Early Years: 1867-1909; Modest Beginnings: 1909-1939; Expansion: 1939-1968; Reorganizing the Foreign Policy Machinery: 1968-2013.