On the Boundaries

This book analyzes the connections between international relations, comparative politics, and foreign policy. Howard J. Wiarda points out where these fields have gone astray, indicates what must be done to correct their downward trajectories, and offers probing analyses of recent political topics that re-forge the links between the three fields.

This book analyzes the connections between international relations, comparative politics, and foreign policy. Howard J. Wiarda points out where these fields have gone astray, indicates what must be done to correct their downward trajectories, and offers probing analyses of recent political topics that re-forge the links between the three fields.

Table of ContentsProloguePart I. Approaches and TheoryChapter 1. What is Comparative Politics?Chapter 2. International Relations Past and PresentChapter 3. The Political Sociology of a Concept: Corporatism and the "Distinct Tradition"Chapter 4. GlobalizationChapter 5. Grand TheoryPart II. Countries and RegionsChapter 6. Where Does Europe End Now? Exploring Europe's Frontiers and the Dilemmas of Enlargement and IdentityChapter 7. Democratization and Political Terrorism in Latin America. With Susan L. MacekChapter 8. The Dutch Diaspora in its One and Many PartsChapter 9. Authoritarianism and Corporatism in Latin American-RevisitedChapter 10. Non-Western Approaches to Development: New Thinking in a Globalized World. With Leah Langford CarmichaelChapter 11. Adventures in Research: Return VisitsPart III. Foreign PolicyChapter 12. Conservative Braintrust: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)Chapter 13. Think Tanks and Foreign PolicyChapter 14. Divided America on the World Stage: Broken Government and Foreign Policy