The Social Construction of Russia's Resurgence : Aspirations, Identity, and Security Interests.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration of Russian -- 1 Introduction: Identity and Interests in World Politics -- 2 Aspirational Constructivism: A Theory of Identity and Interests -- 3 Russian National Self-Images in the 1990s -- 4 Russia's Foreign Policy Orientations: Ingroups, Outgroups, and Identity Management Strategies -- 5 Post-Soviet Russia's "Revolutionary Decade" and the Creation of National Identity -- 6 The Post-Soviet Creation of Russia's Security Interests in Europe -- 7 The Post-Soviet Creation of Russia's Interests in Nuclear Arms Control -- 8 Conclusion: Aspirational Constructivism and International Institutional Change -- Appendix: Methodology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

A concluding chapter discusses the policy implications of aspirational constructivism for Russia and other nations and a methodological appendix lays out a framework for testing the theory.

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