The United States Contested

TRAMA

Why is America contested by Europeans? The book seeks to answer this question and contribute to a better understanding of contemporary transatlantic tensions. <BR>Adopting different theoretical perspectives, the contributors to this volume assess the European discontent with America and relate this to the unilateral turn of US foreign policy in the 2000s. American unilateralism is interpreted by all the authors as the expression of a new conservative nationalism which has been growing in the country since the 1970s and became culturally hegemonic after 9/11. This cultural hegemony found an institutional predominance with the elections of 2002 and 2004. The current conservative nationalism, with its unilateral foreign policy, has presented itself as a radical alternative to American liberal nationalism of the post-world war II era and its multilateral vision of the international system. Moreover, American conservative nationalism appears to be at logger-heads with the post-national evolution of the European states. The latter was largely supported by liberal America in the past and is in the final steps to provide a supra-national constitution for the future. Thus, while conservative nationalism is re-affirming the identity of America as a Westphalian state, Europe, through the European Union, is striving for a post-Westphalian global order. Bringing together leading American and European experts, with a preface by Robert A. Dahl this book explores: <BR>- The rise of American conservative nationalism <BR>- US Foreign policy <BR>- Transatlantic relations <BR>- Anti-Americanism <BR>- The Iraq War <BR>- The future of American political and cultural hegemony <BR>This book will be vitalreading for students of international relations, foreign policy analysis, American and European politics.

NOTE EDITORE

Why and how is America contested by Europe? This newbookanswers this question andcontributes to a better understanding of contemporary transatlantic tensions. Adopting different theoretical perspectives, the leading contributors to this volume assess the European discontent with America and relate this tothe unilateral turn ofUS foreign policy in the twenty-first century. American unilateralism is interpreted by all the authors as the expression of a new conservative nationalism which has been growing in the country since the 1970s and became culturally hegemonic after 9/11. They explore the following key areas: the rise of American conservative nationalism US foreign policy transatlantic relations anti-Americanism the Iraq War the future of American political and cultural hegemony. This book will be vital reading for students of international relations, foreign policy analysis, American and European politics.

SOMMARIO

List of contributors Presentation INTRODUCTION Why is America contested? 1 American unilateralism as a new conservative nationalism SERGIO FABBRINI PART I The rise and success of American conservative nationalism 2 The historical and ideological roots of the neoconservative persuasion MARIO DEL PERO 3 The neoconservatives as a continuation and an aberration in American foreign policy DOUGLAS T. STUART 4 What’s the big idea? Models of global order in the post-cold war era RICHARD CROCKATT PART II The European discontent: a new anti-Americanism? 5 Anti-Americanism in Europe: what’s new? An appraisal and personal account ROB KROES 6 Anti-Americanism and the European peace movement: the Iraq war CARLO RUZZA and EMANUELA BOZZINI 7 Anti-Americanism and European public opinion during the Iraq war PIERANGELO ISERNIA PART III Which future for American conservative nationalism? 8 America after the 2004 elections: bold policies and political quicksand BRUCE E. CAIN 9 The economic constraints on American unilateral foreign policy ROBERTO TAMBORINI 10 The cultural resistance to American political values: a global perspective SCOTT THOMAS CONCLUSION America contested or rejected? 11 Contested but indispensable: the missing point of European discontent MARK F. GILBERT Index

AUTORE

Sergio Fabbrini is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Ph.D. Programme in International Studies at the University of Trento, Italy. He is the editor of the "Rivista italiana di scienza politica".

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780415390903
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 1.15 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 6 b/w images, 12 tables and 6 line drawings
• Pagine Arabe: 244
• Pagine Romane: xii