Holland, J (2013) Foreign policy and political possibility. European Journal of International Relations, 19 (1). pp. 49-68. ISSN 1354-0661
Abstract
This article explores the relationship between foreign policy and political possibility in two parts. First, the relationship between foreign policy and political possibility is theorized around three analytical moments: political possibility is linked to the framing of conceivable, communicable and coercive foreign policy. Second, this framework is developed and demonstrated through a brief analysis of Coalition foreign policy in the War on Terror, considering American, British and Australian foreign policy between 2001 and 2003. This analysis dissects distinct and divergent Coalition foreign policies through a linked three-part conceptualization of political possibility. It enables an understanding of how the War on Terror was rendered possible through the construction of foreign policy in thinkable, resonant and ultimately dominant terms. The article concludes by looking to the wider analytical applicability of this particular theorization of the relationship between foreign policy and political possibility.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2011, the Author(s). This is an author produced version of a paper published in the European Journal of International Relations. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | discourse; foreign policy; political possibility; resonance; War on Terror |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Aug 2016 16:19 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 09:38 |
Published Version: | http://doi.org/10.1177/1354066111413310 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1354066111413310 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:93325 |