Role Theory in International Relations (Hardcover)

Section I. Role Theory in IR and social theory 1. Introduction and defining of key terms of analysis Sebastian Harnisch  2. Role Theory research in IR. State of the art and blind spots Marijke Breuning  3. George Herbert Mead, the pragmatist tradition and role theory Sebastian Harnisch  4. Habermas meets role theory ? communicative action as role playing Harald Muller  5. Identity and role change in international politics Dirk Nabers Section II. Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis. Combining Role theory with complementary approaches  6. Role transformation of NATO and its new members. socialization as a two way street? Trine Flockhart  7. Reconsidering the EU’s role in international relations ? do role performances fit to role conceptions? Ole Elgstrom & Rikard Bengtsson  8. Civilian power meets transforming Euroatlanticist. Comparing Germany’s and Poland’s European Security and Defence Policies Cornelia Frank  9. Does membership in EU and NATO matter? Convergence of Sweden’s and Norway’s role concepts by interaction with International institutions Rachel Folz Section III. On Hegemony and Hierarchy in IR. Foreign policy roles in the United States and allied countries  10. Agency and role change. the Obama factor in the reconstitution of US hegemony Hanns W. Maull  11. Terrorized America? September 11 and its impact on US foreign policy Raimund Wolf  12. With or without consensus? US hegemony and France as a reluctant ally Ulrich Krotz & James Sperling  13. With or without consensus? US hegemony and China’s role as a rival but responsible power Jorn-Carsten Gottwald  Section IV. Conclusions  14. Hegemony and consent. the current state of role theory and the international social order Sebastian Harnisch, Cornelia Frank, Hanns W. Maull