Fear and the making of foreign policy Europe and beyond / Raymond Taras.

Author/creator Taras, Ray, 1946-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoEdinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2015]
Descriptionix, 214 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects
Xenophobia--Europe.
European Union countries--Foreign relations.

Contents Fear and suspicion in contemporary politics -- Reconnecting culture with foreign policy -- Reflections on designing research for the study of fear and foreign policy -- French Muslims and France's foreign policy -- Poland's fixation with Russia : fear or reason? -- Sweden : the limits of humanitarianism at home and abroad -- Summing up.
Abstract Raymond Taras explains the causal mechanisms propelling three EU states to become engaged in outside conflicts and tells the story of when and why xenophobia at home is converted into xenophobia abroad. Key features: a scholarly investigation into the role that human phobias play in international politics; examines states in Europe and beyond that have been marked by contrasting historical pathways whose policy responses to "strangers" at home and to "friends" or "foes" abroad are dramatically dissimilar; addresses the phenomena of social fears, moral panic, and declinism of the Wet through the prism of xenophobic attitudes and their often underestimated consequences; and includes chapter-length case studies of France, Poland, and Sweden, as well as offering counterpoints furnished by the US, China, Iran, and Turkey. -- Back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 202-204) and index.
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LCCN 2015304098
ISBN9780748699032 (paperback)
ISBN0748699031
ISBN9780748699018 (hardback)
ISBN0748699015 (hardback)

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