Essays about: "neoclassical realist"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words neoclassical realist.

  1. 1. Military Outsourcing To Blackwater : Factors And Perceptions Influencing The Congressional Hearing On U.S. Foreign Policy In Iraq

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Jessica Boonsom; [2023]
    Keywords : private military and security companies; qualitative content analysis; foreign policy; outsourcing; privatization;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine the factors and perceptions surrounding the privatization and outsourcing of governmental military functions to Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs), with a specific focus on Blackwater’s involvement in Iraq. It analyzes a 2007 Congressional hearing, a significant event in the PMSC discussion. READ MORE

  3. 2. Germany and the integration of EU military capabilities : Understanding zeitenwende from a neoclassical realist perspective

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Eric Hall; [2022]
    Keywords : CFSP-integration; Neoclassical Realism; European German security foreign policy;

    Abstract : Zeitenwende represents a turning point in German foreign and security policy which is analysed in this paper. The analysis is based on three variables from Rose's neoclassical realism which shapes a state's foreign and security policy. The three variables are Military Capability, Strategic Culture, and Threat Perception. READ MORE

  4. 3. Swedish Foreign Aid Engagement in Georgia : Through Neoclassical Realist Incentives

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Anton Schyllander; [2022]
    Keywords : Foreign Policy; Neoclassical Realism; Official Development Assistance; Foreign Aid;

    Abstract : In the wake of World War II, development aid became an important staple in alleviating impacted areas through external economic assistance by supporting infrastructure, income distribution, and inequality, and has become a global channel for less developed countries in an attempt to secure sustained development through the possibility of external inflows of resources. A rather crude measure of global foreign aid net flow for 2020 is around $194. READ MORE

  5. 4. Explaining the Quest for European Strategic Autonomy: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Juhani Lauronen; [2021-02-05]
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    Abstract : This thesis will be studying the EUs Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and the notion of strategic autonomy, asking why at this particular time does the EU strive for strategic autonomy. This research puzzle together with the research question What factors are behind the EUs sudden strive for strategic autonomy and how can it best be theoretically explained? provides the focus of this thesis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Offensive or Neoclassical Realism? How a Great Power Shapes Its Environment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Orhan Irfan; [2021]
    Keywords : offensive realism; neoclassical realism; polarity; state capacity; revisionism; Russia;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to shed light on the differences between offensive and a specific version of neoclassical realism on their expectations regarding how a great power shapes its environment. The neoclassical framework proposed in this work constitutes an independent variable captured by the polarity in the system, an intervening variable of state capacity, and a dependent variable of revisionist foreign policy. READ MORE