Table of Contents

Introduction: The Metaphor of Drama
Recent Developments in Political Psychology by Martha L. Cottam
Symbolic Interactionism and International Politics: Role Theory's Contribution to International Organization by Stephen Walker
Seeking Common Causal Maps: A Cognitive Approach to International Organization by Chih-yu Shih
Contending Dramas: Dètente and International Organizational Processes by Chih-yu Shih
Contending Dramas in American Foreign Policy by Martha L. Cottam
Raw Materials, Finished Ideals: Strategic Raw Materials and the Geopolitical Economy of U.S. Foreign Policy by Ronnie Lipschutz
Images and Roles at an Event Horizon: Restructuring a World View in the Soviet Union by Sylvia Woodby
Active Neutrality and the CSCE: Contributions and Challenges for European Security by Janie Leatherman
The Bitter Neighborly Relationship: China and Japan Misunderstood by Chih-yu Shih
Equal Sovereignty and an African Statehood: Tragic Elements in the African Agenda in World Affairs by David L. Blaney
Conclusion
References
Index

Promotional Information

As the field of political psychology has grown, so has the study of foreign policy behavior and motivation. This collection of essays offers the metaphor of drama to pull together the conceptual and behavioral elements of current concepts in the field.

About the Author

MARTHA L. COTTAM is Associate Professor of Political Science at Washington State University. She has published one book and several articles on political psychology.

CHIH-YU SHIH is Professor at National Taiwan University. He is the author of two books and a frequent contributor to scholarly journals.