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The conference "The United States and the World: from Imitation to Challenge" was meant to gather those interested in various aspects of the mutual connections between the United States and the world. It concentrated on the problem of the model of American democracy, the presidential system, American politics, American society, American culture and the world's reflections about them from imitation to challenge. For this, there was an invitation to scholars from many research fields: political science, philosophy, law, culture studies, economy, and sociology
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CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CONNECTIONS IN THE WORKPLACE AS A WAY OF ACCUMULATING SOCIAL CAPITALBY POLISH IMMIGRANTS IN THE USA; Social capital in the workplace; Social capital and immigrants; Research results and interpretation; Social capital of Polish immigrants; Social capital in the workplace; Conclusion; CULTURE, SOCIALIZATION, AND POLICY; Celebrity endorsement theory; Data and method; Implications for educators; Discussion and conclusion; Appendix: Selected Survey Questions; HOW TO MAKE STORIES ABOUT THE IRAQI WAR:"COMMODIFIED" MEMORY AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS OF DEMOCRATIC VIOLENCE
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IN SEARCH OF DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION. CREATING MYTH, FALSE PROMISEOR BRIGHT FUTURE?Introduction; Cooperation/communication; Democracy; Systemic change; Conclusion; WINDOWS, STREAMS, AND ORGANIZED DISORDER: PRESIDENTIAL STRUGGLE FOR CONTROLOF POLITICAL AGENDA; Leadership situation as an analytical concept; The policy process in Washington D.C. since mid-1970s; The post-modern presidency in search for power; Policy making process as organized disorder; Presidential domination of the political agenda; The elusive nature of presidential success; Conclusions
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TO WEIMAR AND BACK? POLAND, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY SPACEA CLASH OF EXPECTATIONS: SORTING OUT WHERE EAST MEETS WEST AFTER THE POLISH MISSILE CRISIS; A multipolar world, divided into sectors; The P5 global sectors: is a realignment needed?; Revisit Teheran and Yalta: "move Poland East"; Kaliningrad or the Crimea: one or the other; Conclusion; THE POLISH MISSILE CRISIS: TRANSATLANTIC TENSIONS SINCE 2008 AMONG POLAND, THE UKRAINE, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION; Russia's paranoia; Polish and Georgian insecurity; The Polish Missile Crisis
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Quid pro quo: Crimea for Kaliningrad?Conclusion; CHALLENGING AMERICANISM: THE PUBLIC DEBATE ABOUT THE "AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE" IN COLD-WARAND POST-COLD-WAR GREECE; Introduction; The concept of Americanism in postwar Greece (1947-1967); The concept of Americanism in post-authoritarian Greece (1974-1989); The debate about Americanism after the end of the Cold War; Conclusion; UNIVERSAL PICTURES: PROPAGANDA - EXPORT - EXCHANGE; WASHINGTON CONSENSUS: DEAD OR ALIVE?; WHAT DRIVES U.S. OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (AND WHY IT'S NOT DEVELOPMENT)?; Introduction; U.S. aid after 9/11: driven by what?
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MCA: "A herald of change"?Conclusion; CONFRONTING THE GLOBAL FRONTIER: THE PROMOTION OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACYAS A CHALLENGE TO THE MULTIPOLAR WORLD ORDER; Introduction; A global wild West? Americanismand its frontier after September 11th; The visions of hegemony:liberal Pax Americana versus Global Balkans; The democratic crusade of G.W. Bush: a costly fiasco?; Conclusion; AMERICAN "SOFT POWER" AFTER GEORGE W. BUSH'S PRESIDENCY; Introduction; The USA and the World Order in statu nascendi; George W. Bush's presidency; Barack H. Obama's presidency; Conclusion
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NORMS AND VALUES IN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORIES
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The United States and the World : From Imitation to Challenge
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