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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the connections between international relations, comparative politics, and foreign policy. Howard J. Wiarda points out where these fields have gone astray, indicates what must be done to correct their downward trajectories, and offers probing analyses of recent political topics that re-forge the links between the three fields.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents Prologue Part I. Approaches and Theory Chapter 1. What is Comparative Politics? Chapter 2. International Relations Past and Present Chapter 3. The Political Sociology of a Concept: Corporatism and the “Distinct Tradition” Chapter 4. Globalization Chapter 5. Grand Theory Part II. Countries and Regions Chapter 6. Where Does Europe End Now? Exploring Europe’s Frontiers and the Dilemmas of Enlargement and Identity Chapter 7. Democratization and Political Terrorism in Latin America. With Susan L. Macek Chapter 8. The Dutch Diaspora in its One and Many Parts Chapter 9. Authoritarianism and Corporatism in Latin American—Revisited Chapter 10. Non-Western Approaches to Development: New Thinking in a Globalized World. With Leah Langford Carmichael Chapter 11. Adventures in Research: Return Visits Part III. Foreign Policy Chapter 12. Conservative Braintrust: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Chapter 13. Think Tanks and Foreign Policy Chapter 14. Divided America on the World Stage: Broken Government and Foreign Policy
