Review: Localizing Foreign Policy
| Date | 01 March 1996 |
| Author | Hans J. Michelmann |
| DOI | 10.1177/002070209605100120 |
| Published date | 01 March 1996 |
| Subject Matter | Review |
174
INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL
There
is
much
here
of
value
and
interest
to
students
and
scholars
of
all
of
the
previously
mentioned
subfields
of
political
science,
although
some
of
the
material
and
references
are
already
dated.
In
terms
of
organ-
ization,
if
not
content,
the
book could
have
benefited
from
a
division
of
the
chapters into
smaller
sections:
chapters
i
to
4,
for
example,
could
be
separated
explicitly
as
examinations
primarily
of
broader
theoretical
and
conceptual
questions
and
issues.
In the
absence
of
such
organiza-
tion,
there
may
be
a
tendency for
even
the
attentive
reader
to
lose
his
or
her
direction
and
momentum
somewhat,
and
therefore
to
lose
sight
of
the
major themes
being
explored
-
either
that,
or
the
chapters
begin
to
appear
repetitive,
which
they
need not
be.
Any
such
weaknesses,
however,
are
outweighed
by
breadth
of
anal-
ysis
and interesting
discussion.
I
found
the
chapters
byJohn
Kline,
Earl
Fry,
Patrick
Smith,
Michael
Smith,
and Christopher
Hill
to
be
especially
clear,
thoughtful, and
well
presented,
but
I
suspect
that
simply
is
a
matter
of
personal
taste.
Each
contributor
provides
a
wealth
of
infor-
mation,
in
reasonably succinct
form,
and
critical
analysis
which
can
serve
as
a
starting
point
for
further
research.
Murray
Forsyth,
the
series
editor,
and
Brian
Hocking,
the
editor
of
this
particular
volume,
should
be
commended
for
compiling studies
which
can
be
read
with
value
by
newer
students
and
by
more
advanced
scholars
alike
-
an
intellectually
as
well
as
commercially
laudable char-
acteristic
all
too
often
forgotten
or
ignored.
Especially
if it
were
avail-
able
in
paperback,
this
volume
has
the
potential
to
appeal
to
a
broad
international
audience.
Alistair
D.
Edgar/Wilfrid
Laurier
University
LOCALIZING FOREIGN POLICY
Non-central
governments
and
multilayered
diplomacy
Brian
Hocking
London:
MacMillan/New
York:
St
Martin's
Press,
v,
249pp,
£40.00
The literature
on
international
activities
by
governments
of
subnational
political actors
has
become voluminous
in
the
last
ten
years,
reflecting
the
measures taken
by
those
governments
to
safeguard
and
promote
the
economic, cultural,
and
political
concerns
of
their constituents
in
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