Gaskarth British Foreign Policy

Crises, Conflicts and Future Challenges
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7000-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Britain has been a significant voice in global politics in the lasttwo decades and its impact on world events far outweighs itsmaterial resources. But how does a small island on the edge ofEurope continue to exercise this level of power on an internationalscale? What kind of actor is Britain internationally? And whatfuture challenges will confront British foreign policymakers in amulti-polar world of emerging powers?
In this comprehensive introduction to British foreign policy todayJamie Gaskarth addresses these and other key questions. Against arich historical backdrop, he examines the main actors and processesinvolved in British foreign policy-making as well as the roleplayed by identity in shaping such choices. Later chapters focus onthe relationship between economics and foreign policy, what itmeans to be ethical in this policy sphere, and the justificationfor and benefits of the UK's continued use of force toachieve its foreign policy goals.
Combining interview research, theoretical insight and analysis ofcontemporary and historical trends, this book charts how Britishforeign policy has come to be understood and practised in the 21stCentury. It will be an invaluable guide for students of Britishpolitics, foreign policy, international relations and relatedcourses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gaskarth, Jamie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Glossary
1. Introduction
2. The Actors in British foreign policy
3. How is British foreign policy made?.
4. Self-identity and British Foreign Policy
5. Britain in the world
6. Ethics and British foreign policy
7. Defence and British foreign policy
8. Economics and British foreign policy
Conclusion: The future of British foreign policy
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jamie Gaskarth is deputy director of the Plymouth School of Government.