Role Theory and Russian Foreign Policy : Rolling Changes in National Role Conceptions (Paperback)

Introduction  1. Domestic actors in Russia’s foreign policy-making  2. Russia's foreign policy and role theory  3. Methods and codebook  4. Internal development, partnership with the West and the Rose Revolution  5. The Orange Revolution and the dominance of the partner of the West role  6. Russia’s changing self-perception and intervention in Georgia  7. The Ukraine crisis and the defender of compatriots role  8. Shifts in dominant national role conceptions and changes in Russia’s foreign policy  9. Conclusions