Charles W. Kegley

Bio: Charles W. Kegley is an academic researcher from University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Foreign policy & International relations. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 51 publications receiving 1883 citations.

World Politics: Trend and Transformation

Abstract: PART I: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION IN WORLD POLITICS. 1. Interpreting World Politics. 2. Theories of World Politics. PART II: THE GLOBE'S ACTORS AND THEIR RELATIONS. 3. Great Power Rivalries and Relations. 4. The Global South in a World of Powers. 5. Nonstate Actors and the Quest for Global Community. 6. International Decision Making. PART III: CONFRONTING ARMED AGGRESSION. 7. The Threat of Armed Aggression to the World. 8. The Military Pursuit of Power through Arms and Military Strategy. 9. Alliances and the Balance of Power. 10. Negotiated Conflict Resolution and International Law. 11. Institutional and Normative Approaches to Collective Security. PART IV: HUMAN SECURITY, PROSPERITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY. 12. The Globalization of International Finance. 13. International Trade in the Global Marketplace. 14. The Demographic and Cultural Dimensions of Globalization. 15. The Promotion of Human Development and Human Rights. 16. Global Responsibility for the Preservation of the Environment. PART V: THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WORLD POLITICS. 17. Looking Ahead at Global Trends and Transformations.

The Neoidealist Moment in International Studies? Realist Myths and the New International RealitiesISA Presidential Address March 27, 1993 Acapulco, Mexico

Abstract: To provoke discussion, this presidential address to the International Studies Association asks the question whether changes in the new, post-Cold War international system require revision of our paradigmatic propensities. In particular, it suggests that the recent transformations in world politics have created a hospitable home for the reconstruction of realism inspired by Wilsonian idealism, and outlines a revised research agenda consistent with these new conditions and the hypotheses the idealist tradition raises for our field's attention.

American Foreign Policy: Pattern and Process

Abstract: 1. In Search of American Foreign Policy: A Thematic Introduction. 2. Pattern & Process in American Foreign Policy: An Analytical Perspective. 3. Principle, Power, & Pragmatism: The Goals of the American Foreign Policy in Historical Perspective. 4. Instruments of Global Influence: Military Might & Interventionism. 5. Instruments of Global Influence: Covert Activities, Foreign Aid, Sanctions & Public Diplomacy. 6. Principle, Power & Pragmatism in the Twenty-First Century: The International Political System in Transition. 7. World Political Economy in Transition: Opportunities & Constraints in a Globalizing World Political Economy. 8. Americans" Values, Beliefs & Preferences: Political Culture & Public Opinion in Foreign Policy. 9. The Transmission of Values, Beliefs & Preferences: Interest Groups, Mass Media & Presidential Elections. 10. Presidential Preeminence in Foreign Policy Making. 11. The Foreign Policy Bureaucracy and Foreign Policy Making. 12. Congress and Foreign Policy Making. 13. The Process of Decision Making: Roles, Rationality, & the Impact of Bureaucratic Organizations. 14. Leader Characteristics and Foreign Policy Performance. 15. Beyond Bush: The Future of American Foreign Policy.

Controversies in International Relations Theory: Realism and the Neoliberal Challenge

Abstract: The Neoliberal Challenge to Realist Theories of World Politics: An Introduction C.W.Kegley Jr - PART 1: THE FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY AND THE RESURRECTION OF THE REALIST-LIBERAL DEBATE - Theories of International Relations and Foreign Policy: Realism and Its Challengers O.R.Holsti - Realist Thought and Neorealist Theory K.N.Waltz - Liberalism and World Politics Revisited M.W.Doyle - Liberal International Theory: Common Threads, Divergent Strands M.W.Zacher & R.A.Matthew - Anarchy and the Limits of Cooperation: A Realist Critique of the Newest Liberal Institutionalism J.M.Grieco - PART 2: RE- EVALUATING INSTITUTIONS IN THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD - Peace in the Liberal World: Does Democracy Matter? N.G.Onuf & T.J.Johnson -The United Nations in a New World Order: Reviving the Theory and Practice of International Organization J.M.Rochester - Evolving Patterns of Regional Integration and Governance: Implications for Theories of World Politics B.B.Hughes - PART 3: THE PROBLEMATICll FUTURE PEACE: ARMS AND COMMERCE AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS? - Swords Into Plowshares: Can Fewer Arms Yield More Security? R.C.Johansen - International Trade as a Force for Peace N.R.Richardson - PART 4: NORMATIVE CONSTRAINTS ON INTERNATIONAL CONDUCT? LAW AND MORALITY IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - International Law and Order H.Starr - Rethinking the Moral Dimensions of Foreign Policy J.H.Rosenthal - PART 5: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY AND THE GLOBAL FUTURE - Promise or Peril? Neorealism, Neoliberalism and the Future of International Politics J.L.Ray - About the Contributors - Index

Introduction: epistemic communities and international policy coordination

Abstract: The growing technical uncertainties and complexities of problems of global concern have made international policy coordination not only increasingly necessary but also increasingly difficult. If decision makers are unfamiliar with the technical aspects of a specific problem, how do they define state interests and develop viable solutions? What factors shape their behavior? Under conditions of uncertainty, what are the origins of international institutions? And how can we best study the processes through which international policy coordination and order emerge? While a variety of analytic approaches have been used to address the problems of international cooperation, the approaches have yielded only fragmentary insights. At its core, the study of policy coordination among states involves arguments about determinism versus free will and about the ways in which the international system is maintained and transformed. Among the overlapping topics of debate are whether national behavior is determined or broadly conditioned by system-level factors, unit-level factors, or some complex interplay between the two; whether state policymakers can identify national interests and behave independently of pressures from the social groups they nominally represent; and whether states respond consistently to opportunities to create, defend, or expand their own wealth and power, to enhance collective material benefits, or to promote nonmaterial values.' A related question of

Social Theory of International Politics

Abstract: Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the central claims of the constructivist approach, presenting a structural and idealist worldview which contrasts with the individualism and materialism which underpins much mainstream international relations theory. He builds a cultural theory of international politics, which takes whether states view each other as enemies, rivals or friends as a fundamental determinant. Wendt characterises these roles as 'cultures of anarchy', described as Hobbesian, Lockean and Kantian respectively. These cultures are shared ideas which help shape state interests and capabilities, and generate tendencies in the international system. The book describes four factors which can drive structural change from one culture to another - interdependence, common fate, homogenization, and self-restraint - and examines the effects of capitalism and democracy in the emergence of a Kantian culture in the West.

Law's Empire

Abstract: Scholars of culture, humanities and social sciences have increasingly come to an appreciation of the importance of the legal domain in social life, while critically engaged socio-legal scholars around the world have taken up the task of understanding "Law's Empire" in all of its cultural, political, and economic dimensions. The questions arising from these intersections, and addressing imperialisms past and present forms the subject matter of a special symposium issue of Social Identities under the editorship of Griffith University's Rob McQueen, and UBC's Wes Pue and with contributions from McQueen, Ian Duncanson, Renisa Mawani, David Williams, Emma Cunliffe, Chidi Oguamanam, W. Wesley Pue, Fatou Camara, and Dianne Kirkby. This paper introduces the volume, forthcoming in late 2007. The central problematique of this issue has previously been explored through the 2005 Law's Empire conference, an informal but vibrant postcolonial legal studies network.

Liberalism and world politics

Abstract: Building on a growing literature in international political science, I reexamine the traditional liberal claim that governments founded on a respect for individual liberty exercise “restraint” and “peaceful intentions” in their foreign policy. I look at three distinct theoretical traditions of liberalism, attributable to three theorists: Schumpeter, a democratic capitalist whose explanation of liberal pacifism we often invoke; Machiavelli, a classical republican whose glory is an imperialism we often practice; and Kant, a liberal republican whose theory of internationalism best accounts for what we are. Despite the contradictions of liberal pacifism and liberal imperialism, I find, with Kant and other democratic republicans, that liberalism does leave a coherent legacy on foreign affairs. Liberal states are different. They are indeed peaceful. They are also prone to make war. Liberal states have created a separate peace, as Kant argued they would, and have also discovered liberal reasons for aggression, as he feared they might. I conclude by arguing that the differences among liberal pacifism, liberal imperialism, and Kant's internationalism are not arbitrary. They are rooted in differing conceptions of the citizen and the state.

Neoclassical Realism and Theories of Foreign Policy

Abstract: Although international relations theory has been dominated for two decades by debates over theories of international politics, recently there has been a surge of interest in theories of foreign policy. These seek to explain, not the pattern of outcomes of state interactions, but rather the behavior of individual states. The author surveys three prominent theories of foreign policy and shows how the works under review set out a compelling alternative, one that updates and systematizes insights drawn from classical realist thought. Neoclassical realism argues that the scope and ambition of a country's foreign policy is driven first and foremost by the country's relative material power. Yet it contends that the impact of power capabilities on foreign policy is indirect and complex, because systemic pressures must be translated through intervening unit-level variables such as decision-makers’ perceptions and state structure. Understanding the links between power and policy thus requires close examination of both the international and the domestic contexts within which foreign policy is formulated and implemented.