Theory and Application of the “Generation” in International Relations and Politics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Generational Analysis: Analytical and Theoretical Potentialities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction: The Evolution of Generational Analysis and International Theory

      • Brent J. Steele, Jonathan M. Acuff

      Pages 3-24

   3. Never Trust Anyone Who Remembers Jerry Rubin: The Promise of Generational Conflict

      • Brent J. Steele

      Pages 25-46

   4. The “Problem of Generations” Revisited: Karl Mannheim and the Sociology of Knowledge in International Relations

      • David M. McCourt

      Pages 47-70

   5. Toward a Sociology of Generational Change: Generational Experience and Generational Performance in German Foreign Policy

      • Benjamin Herborth

      Pages 71-94

3. Empirical Domains of Generational Analysis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95

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   2. The Generational Shift in South African Foreign Policy

      • Jeremy Youde

      Pages 97-121

   3. Generations at Home and Abroad: The Chinese Diaspora

      • Misti L. Williams

      Pages 123-146

   4. Generations and Gender in the 2008 U.S. Democratic Primaries

      • Jennifer C. Lucas, Tauna S. Sisco

      Pages 147-176

   5. Generational Analysis and the Evolution of Military Doctrine and Strategy

      • Jonathan M. Acuff

      Pages 177-201

   6. Generational Analysis in IR Meets the World Values Survey

      • Jon D. Carlson

      Pages 203-228

   7. Lumpy and Sticky: Ideational Change Over Time

      • Michael G. Roskin

      Pages 229-246

4. Back Matter

   Pages 247-253

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The 'generation' has been largely forgotten in the fields of sociology and political science, especially regarding global politics. This volume re-engages the concept of a 'generation,' utilizing it to explore how it can help us understand a variety of processes and patterns in International Relations and Comparative Politics.

• conflict
• foreign policy
• international relations
• policy
• political science
• politics
• trust

'This book, by an up-and-coming 'generation' of scholars in politics, sociology, and international relations, demonstrates that conceptual innovation is possible and necessary for the advancement of knowledge. Ranging across a number of areas and themes, the authors bring new insights to a wide range of topics. This is one of those books I wish I had thought to write or edit but since I didn't, I will be certain to recommend it to colleagues around the world.'

Anthony Lang, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews

BRENT J. STEELE Associate Professor of Political Science at The University of Kansas, USA. 
JONATHAN M. ACUFF Assistant Professor of Political Science at Francis Marion University, USA.
 

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