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Fighting for Status

Hierarchy and Conflict in World Politics

By: Jonathan Renshon

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Fighting for Status

Hierarchy and Conflict in World Politics

By: Jonathan Renshon

There is widespread agreement that status or standing in the international system is a critical element in world politics. The desire for status is recognized as a key factor in nuclear proliferation, the rise of China, and other contemporary foreign policy issues, and has long been implicated in foundational theories of international relations and foreign policy. Despite the consensus that status matters, we lack a basic understanding of status dynamics in international politics. The first book to comprehensively examine this subject, Fighting for Status presents a theory of status dissatisfaction that delves into the nature of prestige in international conflicts and specifies why states want status and how they get it. What actions do status concerns trigger, and what strategies do states use to maximize or salvage their standing? When does status matter, and under what circumstances do concerns over relative position overshadow the myriad other concerns that leaders face? In examining these questions, Jonathan Renshon moves beyond a focus on major powers and shows how different states construct status communities of peer competitors that shift over time as states move up or down, or out, of various groups. Combining innovative network-based statistical analysis, historical case studies, and a lab experiment that uses a sample of real-world political and military leaders, Fighting for Status provides a compelling look at the causes and consequences of status on the global stage.

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Princeton University Press

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1400885345

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Fighting for Status

Hierarchy and Conflict in World Politics

By: Jonathan Renshon

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Why Leaders Choose War

The Psychology of Prevention

By: Jonathan Renshon

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Why Leaders Choose War

The Psychology of Prevention

By: Jonathan Renshon

Preventive war has a long history in international politics, but until it became an instrumental part of the Bush Doctrine, it was mostly overlooked. Renshon argues that the best avenue for understanding decisions to initiate preventive action is through a close examination of the individual leader responsible for such decisions. In this work, he develops a theory of psychological motivations for preventive action. By examining five situations, including the Iraq war, he pinpoints the factors that matter most in decisions to take preventive military action. There have been preventive wars throughout history, but the motivations behind them have remained elusive, and many crucial questions remain unanswered. What exactly constitutes preventive action? What differentiates preventive action from pre-emptive action? Are there significant differences between preventive strikes and full-on preventive wars? What is the relationship of preventive action to traditional concepts of deterrence, compellence, and international law? Finally, why do states initiate preventive action? Renshon argues that the best avenue for understanding decisions to initiate preventive action is through a close examination of the individual leader responsible for such decisions.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313081468

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9780313081460

Abstraction in Experimental Design

Testing the Tradeoffs

By: Ryan Brutger,Joshua D. Kertzer,Jonathan Renshon,Chagai M. Weiss

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Abstraction in Experimental Design

Testing the Tradeoffs

By: Ryan Brutger,Joshua D. Kertzer,Jonathan Renshon,Chagai M. Weiss

Political scientists designing experiments often face the question of how abstract or detailed their experimental stimuli should be. Typically, this question is framed in terms of tradeoffs relating to experimental control and generalizability: the more context introduced into studies, the less control, and the more difficulty generalizing the results. Yet, we have reason to question this tradeoff, and there is relatively little systematic evidence to rely on when calibrating the degree of abstraction in studies. We make two contributions. First, we provide a theoretical framework which identifies and considers the consequences of three dimensions of abstraction in experimental design: situational hypotheticality, actor identity, and contextual detail. Second, we field a range of survey experiments, varying these levels of abstraction. We find that situational hypotheticality does not substantively change experimental results, but increased contextual detail dampens treatment effects and the salience of actor identities moderates results in specific situations.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009002635

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Foreign Policy Analysis

A Toolbox

By: Jean-Frédéric Morin,Jonathan Paquin

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Foreign Policy Analysis

A Toolbox

By: Jean-Frédéric Morin,Jonathan Paquin

This book presents the evolution of the field of foreign policy analysis and explains the theories that have structured research in this area over the last 50 years. It provides the essentials of emerging theoretical trends, data and methodological pitfalls and major case-studies and is designed to be a key entry point for graduate students, upper-level undergraduates and scholars into the discipline. The volume features an eclectic panorama of different conceptual, theoretical and methodological approaches to foreign political analysis, focusing on different models of analysis such as two-level game analysis, bureaucratic politics, strategic culture, cybernetics, poliheuristic analysis, cognitive mapping, gender studies, groupthink and the systemic sources of foreign policy. The authors also clarify conceptual notions such as doctrines, ideologies and national interest, through the lenses of foreign policy analysis.

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366

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Springer

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3319610031

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Cuban Missile Crisis

Origins, Course and Aftermath

By: Jonathan Colman

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Cuban Missile Crisis

Origins, Course and Aftermath

By: Jonathan Colman

October 1962, The Cuban Missile Crisis: the confrontation that brought the world closer to nuclear catastrophe than ever before or since. Both John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev were determined to avoid nuclear war, but events could easily have spiraled out of control with cataclysmic results. Drawing on an extensive body of research, including primary sources released only in the last few years, this work places the crisis in a broader international and chronological context than previously possible. Discover how America was responsible for causing the conflict and Cuba's role as an important actor rather than a superpower pawn.

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748696296

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9780748696291

Accountability Politics

Power and Voice in Rural Mexico

By: Jonathan Fox

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Accountability Politics

Power and Voice in Rural Mexico

By: Jonathan Fox

How can the seeds of accountability ever grow in authoritarian environments? This book explores the how civil society "thickens" by comparing two decades of rural citizens' struggles to hold the Mexican state accountable, exploring both change and continuity before, during and after national electoral turning points.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199208859

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9780199208852

Poor People's Medicine

Medicaid and American Charity Care Since 1965

By: Jonathan Engel

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Poor People's Medicine

Medicaid and American Charity Care Since 1965

By: Jonathan Engel

DIVA national and state-by-state history of public health options for the American poor./div

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Duke University Press

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0822336952

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Abstraction in Experimental Design

Testing the Tradeoffs

By: Ryan Brutger,Joshua D. Kertzer,Jonathan Renshon,Chagai M. Weiss

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Testing the Tradeoffs

By: Ryan Brutger,Joshua D. Kertzer,Jonathan Renshon,Chagai M. Weiss

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Cambridge University Press

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1009002635

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Faith in the Future

By: Jonathan Sacks

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Faith in the Future

By: Jonathan Sacks

Faith in the Future addresses some of the major themes of our time: the fragmentation of our common culture, the breakdown of family and community life, the lack of moral direction, and the waning of religious belief. How, Sacks asks, can we construct a humane social order that honors human dignity and difference, one in which we can be both true to ourselves and a blessing to others? In the confusing state of postindustrial societies in the post-Cold War situation, can we give those who come after us a coherent map of hope? In treating such questions, Faith in the Future is structured in four parts. In the first, The Moral Covenant, Sacks touches on the broadest of issues: morality, the family, and the importance of communities in the life of society. In the second, Living Together, he asks how we can co-exist while remaining faithful to our distinctive identities and traditions. In the third, Jewish Ethics and Spirituality, he sketches some of Judaism's leading themes. There is such a thing, says, as an ecology of hope, and it lies in restoring to our culture a sense of family, community, and religious faith.

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Mercer University Press

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0865545502

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9780865545502

Rebirth III (The Nine Series, Book 6)

By: Jonathan

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Rebirth III (The Nine Series, Book 6)

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Trek onward through the journaled story of a Love greater than human in this third book of the journals within the series The Nine. Picking up on the heels of Rebirth II, Rebirth III parallels the love story unfolding at the end of Crowns (book two in the series The Nine) and the beginning of Kingdom (book three in the series The Nine) through a first-person perspective of unedited and unfiltered journal entries. All of the emotions experienced through the original story are completely exposed, without embellishment, for the world to see. Whether you have approached this series, The Nine, for the first time by starting with Rebirth I - or whether you have already read and enjoyed the first three books of The Nine and are continuing the journey forward - the perspective shared through these journaled entries will truly take your breath away. The improbabilities, impossibilities, and seemingly crazy moments that make the story of an awakening to a Love greater than human so magical are captured with unbridled emotion. Nothing was removed or edited. Truly, it has been captured in this way for when a similar day arrives in your own life, it can be recognized for all of the glory and magnificence it truly is.

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Kreativeminds Publishing

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1942967527

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9781942967521

Rebirth II (The Nine Series, Book 5)

By: Jonathan

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Rebirth II (The Nine Series, Book 5)

By: Jonathan

Continue the journaled story of a Love greater than human through this second book of the journals within the series The Nine. Picking up on the heels of Rebirth I, Rebirth II parallels the love story unfolding in Crowns (book two in the series The Nine) through a first-person perspective of unedited and unfiltered journal entries. All of the emotions experienced through the original story are completely exposed, without embellishment, for the world to see. Whether you have approached this series, The Nine, for the first time by starting with Rebirth I - or whether you have already read and enjoyed the first three books of The Nine and are continuing the journey forward - the perspective shared through these journaled entries will truly take your breath away. The improbabilities, impossibilities, and seemingly crazy moments that make the story of an awakening to a Love greater than human so magical are captured with unbridled emotion. Nothing was removed or edited. Truly, it has been captured in this way for when a similar day arrives in your own life, it can be recognized for all of the glory and magnificence it truly is.

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Unity

Awakening the One New Man

By: Jack Hayford,Jonathan Bernis

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Unity

Awakening the One New Man

By: Jack Hayford,Jonathan Bernis

Unity - Awakening the One New Man reveals: Since the beginning, our Lord planned to single out the Nation of Israel. Then, after Messiah comes, to reunify Israel and the other Nations. The appointed time has arrived. This is the hour for Unity. Unity - Awakening the One New Man confirms: Yeshua's sacrifice as the Passover Lamb satisfies all of God's requirements for redemption and restoration to reunify the Kingdom of God. Yeshua has become our peace. This is God's plan for Unity. Unity - Awakening the One New Man explores: God's sovereign alliance between Jews and Gentiles will reunify believers. These 12 noteworthy authors, Messianic Jews and Christians, show us that understanding this vital connection fulfills the call to Unity. Grasp our True Identity in Unity - Awakening the One New Man: One New Man is the Identity Given to Us by God Recognize the Lord's Calling on My Life Understand God's Plan to Build His Kingdom Allow the Spirit to Refocus My Identity One New Man is the Harbinger to Messiah's Bride

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1941746020

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Book's by Jonathan Renshon

Fighting for Status

Fighting for Status

Fighting for Status

Fighting for Status

Why Leaders Choose War

Why Leaders Choose War

Abstraction in Experimental Design

Abstraction in Experimental Design

Foreign Policy Analysis

Foreign Policy Analysis

Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis

Accountability Politics

Accountability Politics

Poor People's Medicine

Poor People's Medicine

Abstraction in Experimental Design

Abstraction in Experimental Design

Faith in the Future

Faith in the Future

Rebirth III (The Nine Series, Book 6)

Rebirth III (The Nine Series, Book 6)

Rebirth II (The Nine Series, Book 5)

Rebirth II (The Nine Series, Book 5)

Unity

Unity

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