Political Opposition and Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective - Couverture rigide

Hagan, Joe D

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1555870279 ISBN 13 : 9781555870270

Editeur : Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Political explanations in comparative foreign policy research typically centre on the assumption that foreign policy decision-makers in democratic regimes are far more politically constrained than are their counterparts in authoritarian polities. Disputing this assumption, Professor Hagan draws on case studies of the politics of foreign policy in a variety of non-US settings to develop direct measures of actual political opposition and thus to capture its pervasiveness across all types of political systems. The book includes an extensive empirical analysis of the foreign policy behaviours of 100 regimes identified in a diverse set of 38 political systems. Using innovative measures of the strengths and orientations of various types of opposition, Hagan shows that the behaviours of highly constrained regimes are marked by diminished coherence, initiative, and commitment of resources toward implementing policy. The magnitude and direction of the linkages between opposition and foreign policy-making are, however, conditioned in complex ways by other factors, including leader personality, regime vulnerability, and political structure. This analysis demonstrates the practicality of cross-national research on political influences and points to the value of incorporating regime concepts into broader examinations of such phenomena as dependency relations, interstate wars, and dramatic foreign policy restructurings.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1555870279
• ISBN 13: 9781555870270
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 190
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible