I: Political Science: Method and Theory Science Politique: Méthodes Et Théories
| Date | 01 February 2018 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002083451806800101 |
| Published date | 01 February 2018 |
| Subject Matter | Abstracts |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE : METHOD AND THEORY
SCIENCE POLITIQUE : MÉTHODES ET THÉORIES
68.1
ABBEY, Ruth — On friendship. Review of Politics 79(4), Fal
lead to crisis de-escalation. A threatened state is less likely to accommo-
2017 : 695-707.
date a rival that has military alliances with other rivals because credible
The topic of friendship is enjoying a renewed interest among political
allies are less likely to respond to such overtures. We use network
theorists and philosophers. The three books reviewed here join several
analysis and data from the post-Cold War era to support the argument,
shedding light on the importance of local and global connectivity in
other recent works on friendship and the creation of a journal of friend-
conflict management. [R]
ship studies, Amity. Despite their shared focus on friendship, the three
works under review complement rather than duplicate one another. A.
Nehamas's work is designed for a general readership, with scholarly
68.6
ALBALA, Adrián — Bicameralism and coalition cabinets in
nuance being largely relegated to the notes. The books by P. E. Digeser
presidential polities: a configurational analysis of the
and Ann Ward are more typical academic publications. While Ward
coalition formation and duration processes. British Jour-
focuses almost exclusively on Aristotle, Nehamas and Digeser treat him
nal of Politics and International Relations 19(4), Nov. 2017 :
as the touchstone for all later discussions of friendship in the Western
735-754.
tradition. [R]
For too long, scholars have studied coalitions under presidential regimes
as they did under parliamentarism: assuming that the executive needed
68.2
ABDOU, Leila Hadj ; GEDDES, Andrew — Managing su-
to look for allies in only one chamber. However, symmetric bicameralism
perdiversity? Examining the intercultural policy turn in
has made such assumption untenable. As a matter of fact, bicameralism,
Europe. Policy and Politics 45(4), Oct. 2017 : 493-510.
particularly symmetrical bicameralism, as it operates under presidential
This article combines a theoretical discussion of interculturalism with an
regimes, may entail significant constraints for policymaking and coalition
duration. Indeed, controlling one of the two chambers may not be suffi-
analysis of intercultural policy programmes in European cities (Barce-
cient for the president to ensure policy approvals. This article focuses on
lona, Dublin, Vienna). It contributes in two ways to scholarship on su-
the 28 coalition cabinets with a bicameral framework in Latin America
perdiversity and migrant integration: first, by reflecting upon the potential
of intercultural policies to respond to superdiverse societies. Second, by
since the return of democracy. I show that bicameralism dramatically
affects the composition of the coalitions as the absence of a majority in
engaging with the dominant idea driving the adoption of intercultural
both chambers engenders a post-electoral agreement round. [R, abr.]
policies in Europe: the idea that (super)diversity has to be harnessed for
economic ends. The article indicates the need to take the dynamics of
the political economy, and issues of inequality more into account in
68.7
ALBERT, Mathias ; BUZAN, Barry — On the subject matter
scholarly debates about immigrant integration and superdiversity. [R]
of International Relations. Review of International Studies
[First article of a thematic issue on "Superdiversity, policy and govern-
43(5), Dec. 2017 : 898-917.
ance in Europe: multi-scalar perspectives", edited and introduced, pp.
487-491, by Jenny PHILLIMORE, Nando SIGONA and Katherine TONK-
This article deals with IR as an academic discipline. It addresses the
ISS. See also Abstr. 68.111, 155, 294, 386, 557, 583, 588, 592]
issue of whether and how one or many realms could legitimately be
claimed as the discipline’s prime subject. It first raises a number of
problems associated with both identifying the subject matter of IR and
68.3
ACHARYA, Amitav — "Theorising the international rela-
"labeling" the discipline in relation to competing terms and disciplines,
tions of Asia: necessity or indulgence?" Some reflec-
followed by a discussion on whether, and to what degree, IR takes its
tions. Pacific Review 30(6), Nov. 2017 : 816-828.
identity from a confluence of disciplinary traditions or distinct methodol-
The study of IR in or of Asia is no longer atheoretical, as was the case
ogy. It then outlines two possibilities that would lead to identifying IR as a
only three decades ago, when the Pacific Review was founded. But how
discipline defined by a specific realm in distinction to other disciplines: (1)
the "international" as a specific realm of the social world, functionally
serious are the efforts to study the international relations of Asia theoreti-
differentiated from other realms; (2) IR as being about everything in the
cally? Some Western scholars argue that writings on Asian IR are stil
peripheral to the major concerns and debates among IR theories such as
social world above a particular scale. [R]
realism, liberalism, and constructivism. The "indigenization" of Asian IR
theory remains limited by, among other factors, a tendency among local
68.8
ALIYEV, Huseyn — Precipitating state failure: do civil
scholars to rely heavily on Western theories, and the close academia-
wars and violent non-state actors create failed states?
officialdom nexus in the region that inhibits theoretical work. But this
Third World Quarterly 38(9), 2017 : 1973-1989.
essay argues that Asia offers an opportunity to IR theory. [R, abr.]
This article examines whether the incidence of civil wars and the pres-
ence of violent non-state actors have an effect on state failure. Research
68.4
ACHARYA, Amitav ; BUZAN, Barry — Why is there no non-
on failed states has thus far prioritized armed conflicts as one of the key
Western International Relations Theory? Ten years on.
causes of state failure. This study challenges that claim and posits that
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 17(3), Sept. 2017 :
civil war incidence has limited impact on the transition from fragility to
341-370.
failure. Global quantitative analysis of state failure processes from 1995
In 2007, we published a forum in this journal on "Why there is no non-
to 2014 shows that although armed conflicts are widespread in failed
states, civil violence does not lead to state failure and large numbers of
Western IR theory?" [ibid. 7(3), 2007: 287-312; Abstr. 58.1557]. Now we
failed states become engulfed by civil war only after the failure occurs.
revisit this project, and assess the current state of play. We first survey
By contrast, this study demonstrates a direct link between the presence
and assess the relevant literature that has come out since then; second,
we set out four ways in which our own understanding of this issue has
of violent non-state actors and state failure. [R]
evolved since 2007; third, we reflect on some ways in which Asian IR
might contribute to the emergence of what we cal "Global IR"; and
68.9
AMSALEM, Eran, et al. — Media motivation and elite
fourth, we look specifically at hierarchy as an issue on which East Asian
rhetoric in comparative perspective. Political Communica-
IR scholars might have a comparative advantage. We hope that this will
tion 34(3), July-Sept. 2017 : 385-403.
contribute to the building of Global IR. [R, abr.] [First article on "Japan’s
The exchange of diverse points of view in elite deliberation is considered
International Relations at 60. Part. I", introduced, pp. 337-339, by Kei-
a cornerstone of democracy. This study presents evidence that varia-
suke IIDA. See also Abstr. 68.471, 1138, 1148, 1292]
tions in political motivation for media use predict the tendency of politi-
cians to present deliberative rhetoric that considers multiple points of
68.5
AKCINAROGLU, Seden ; RADZISZEWSKI, Elizabeth —
view regarding issues and sees those views as related to one another.
We surveyed 111 incumbent MPs in Belgium, Canada, and Israel and
Web of links: connections and strategic accommodation
analyzed a large sample of their parliamentary speeches. The findings
in response to threats. Journal of Global Security Studies
demonstrate that motivation to attain media coverage and act upon
2(3), July 2017 : 237-252.
information from the news media leads politicians to strategically display
We examine what leads states to accommodate enduring, international
simple and unidimensional rhetoric due to newsworthiness considera-
rivals in response to immediate threats. Drawing from network theory, we
tions, but only in countries where the media constitute important re-
hypothesize that the direct and indirect ties the threatened state’s rivals
sources for reelection. [R, abr.]
form with each other and with other states in the global system play a
critical role in shaping crisis. A threatened state should be more likely to
accommodate rivals with economic connections to other actors. These
68.10
ANDONIE,
Costel ;
DIERMEIER,
Daniel
—
Path-
connections generate influence, through leverage or information that can
dependency and coordination in multi-candidate elec-
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Political science : method and theory
tions with behavioral voters. Journal of Theoretical Politics
68.15
ASHWORTH, Scott ; BUENO DE MESQUITA, Ethan —
29(4), Oct. 2017 : 520-545.
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