Foreign Policy in a Constructed World

This volume demonstrates the application of the constructivist approach to the analysis of foreign policy (i.e. states' actions in a world of states). Part I introduce constructivism for foreign policy studies. Part II presents five model case studies -- the Cold War, Francoism, the two Chinas, inter-American relations, and Islam in U.S. foreign policy. Part III reviews their results. Introduction, Vendulka Kubalkova Part I. Frameworks 1. Foreign Policy, International Relations, and Constructivism, Vendulka Kubalkova 2. Foreign Policy Is what States Make of It: Social Construction and International Relations Theory, Steve Smith 3. A Constructivist Primer, Vendulka Kubalkova 4. Speaking of Policy, Nicholas Onuf Part II. Constructivists at Work 5. New Thinking and the End of the Cold War: Five Explanations, Vendulka Kubalkova 6. Thus Spoke Franco: The Place of History in the Making of Foreign Policy, Gonzalo Porcel Quero 7. Making Sense of the Conflict between Mainland China and Taiwan, Shiping Zheng 8. Failed Policy: Analyzing Inter-American Anti-Corruption Programs, Michael W. Collier 9. Identity and Foreign Policy - The Case of Islam in U.S. Foreign Policy, Nizar Messari Part III. Reflections 10. Commonsense Constructivism and Foreign Policy, Ralph Pettman 11. Toward a Constructivist Theory of Foreign Policy, Paul Kowert