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What’s at Stake in the Historical Turn? Theory, Practice and Phronēsis in International Relations by McCourt, David M.

“…Taking issue with Hobson and Lawson’s rejection of the historical turn, this article argues that what is at stake in the turn is the type of knowledge of…”
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Framing China's rise in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom by McCourt, David M

“…Abstract Optimism about China's rise has in recent years given way to deep concern in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Drawing on an…”
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Knowledge Communities in US Foreign Policy Making: The American China Field and the End of Engagement with the PRC by McCourt, David M.

“…The United States' long-standing approach to the People's Republic of China-"engagement"-is at an end, replaced by a tougher approach, labeled "strategic…”
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Domestic contestation over foreign policy, role-based and otherwise: Three cautionary cases by McCourt, David M

“…Foreign policy role theorists have recently placed domestic role contestation central to their accounts of foreign policy continuity and change. Yet,…”
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Anything but Inevitable: How the Marshall Plan Became Possible by McCourt, David M., Mudge, Stephanie L.

“…Historians typically explain the Marshall Plan (1948–52) as an effect of a bipartisan embrace of liberal internationalism, which became the dominant ideology…”
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How Is the American Foreign Policy Establishment Structured? A Multiple Correspondence Analysis of the US China Field by McCourt, David M, Ruley, Garrett

“…Abstract Challenging visions of the US national security “Establishment” as either hamstrung by ideological homogeneity bordering on groupthink, or riven by…”
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Hegemonic Field Effects in World Politics: The United States and the Schuman Plan of 1950 by McCourt, David M

“…Abstract This paper casts American influence over the Schuman Plan of May 1950 as a hegemonic field effect, pushing forward recent attempts to develop more…”
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Role-playing and identity affirmation in international politics: Britain's reinvasion of the Falklands, 1982 by McCOURT, DAVID M.

“…Did Britain reinvade the Falklands because of its ‘identity’? Or was reinvasion instead required by its ‘role’ in international politics? In this article I…”
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The domestic resonance of geopolitical competition in American foreign policy: the rise of China and post-war US–Soviet relations compared by McCourt, David M.

“…For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the USA faces a geopolitical challenger in the shape of China. According to the National Security Strategy…”
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The roles states play: a Meadian interactionist approach by McCourt, David M

“…Constructivist scholars have largely limited their view of how state action is socially constructed to the concepts of norms and identity . As for individuals,…”
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Revisiting the Council on Foreign Relations Study Group on International Theory, 1953-54: An Introduction to the Special Section by McCourt, David M.

“…Across seven months in 1953 and 1954, the prestigious foreign policy think tank the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) brought together a set of prominent…”
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Why Does Pluralism Matter When We Study Politics? A View from Contemporary International Relations by Levine, Daniel J., McCourt, David M.

“…Pluralism has become a buzzword in International Relations. It has emerged in a number of linked literatures and has drawn the support of an unusual coalition…”
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American Hegemony and International Theory at the Council on Foreign Relations, 1953-1954 by McCourt, David M.

“…This paper tells the story of a Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) study group on the theory of international relations held in 1953-1954. The study group took…”
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The Inquiry and the Birth of International Relations, 1917–19 by McCourt, David M.

“…The centenary approaches of the establishment of the first chair in International Relations (IR) at Aberystwyth in 1919. In this paper, I argue that while…”
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Has Britain Found its Role? by McCourt, David M.

“…The question is not whether Britain is a great power, but whether it does what greatpowers do. In the absence of wider changes, Britain will continue to play…”
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Great Expectations: The EU’s Social Role as a Great Power Manager by McCourt, David M, Glencross, Andrew

“…Through the case of EU foreign and security policy we reconsider the concept of greatpower. According to common wisdom, the EU cannot be a great power,…”
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Rethinking Britain's Role in the World for a New Decade: The Limits of Discursive Therapy and the Promise of Field Theory by McCourt, David M.

“…Debate over the future of British foreign policy will doubtless invoke Britain's ‘role in the world’, but the interconnection between Britain's role as an…”
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Practice Theory and Relationalism as the New Constructivism by McCourt, David M.

“…In this theory note, I address two new approaches in international relations theory gaining adherents and producing insightful applications: practice theory…”
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What was Britain's "East of Suez Role"? Reassessing the Withdrawal, 1964-1968 by McCourt, David M.

“…Although often considered an objective fact, Britain's "East of Suez role" was actually a rhetorical construction. As such, it was dependent on the continued…”
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Correspondence: Debating the Sources and Prospects of European Integration by Krotz, Ulrich, Maher, Richard, McCourt, David M, Glencross, Andrew, Ripsman, Norrin M, Sheetz, Mark S, Haine, Jean-Yves, Rosato, Sebastian

“…In "Europe's Troubles," Sebastian Rosato argues that the high water mark of European integration has passed and that the fate of the European Union (EU) is…”
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