Synopses & Reviews
The authors in this pioneering volume have taken up the challenge to offer clear definitions of the concept of identity and the concepts surrounding the term; and to demonstrate, in a clear and precise manner that allows for falsification, the causal link between identity and the behaviour of states.
This task involves an element of risk for the authors: their conceptualization of the concept of identity and the manner in which they operationalize it may be open to question, or they may be proven wrong on empirical grounds. These risks, however, are necessary if identity is to become a useful social scientific concept, and if it is to make a meaningful contribution to our understanding of politics among nations.
Synopsis
The concept of identity in international relations offers too many vague and imprecise definitions of the concepts that stand at its very core. This text offers clear definitions of the concept of identity and the concepts surrounding the term.