America's military interventionism : a social evolutionary interpretation
By synthesizing material forces with ideational forces more organically via a social evolutionary approach, we advance a deeper understanding about post-World War II American military interventionism. We argue that post-World War II American military interventionism — that is, the American elites’ a...
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| author | Tang, Shiping. Long, Joey S. R. |
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| description | By synthesizing material forces with ideational forces more organically via a social evolutionary approach, we advance a deeper understanding about post-World War II American military interventionism. We argue that post-World War II American military interventionism — that is, the American elites’ and public’s support for America’s military intervention abroad — cannot be understood with ideational or psychological forces alone. Rather, two crucial material variables, namely, geography and aggregate power amplified by superior technological prowess, are indispensable for understanding the propensity for the United States to intervene militarily abroad. These two factors have powerfully shielded the American elites and public from the horrendous devastation of war. As a result, compared to their counterparts in other major states, American citizens and elites have tended to be less repelled by the prospect of war. The outcome is that since World War II the United States has been far more active in military intervention overseas than other major states. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/999342020-03-07T12:10:40Z America's military interventionism : a social evolutionary interpretation Tang, Shiping. Long, Joey S. R. School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science By synthesizing material forces with ideational forces more organically via a social evolutionary approach, we advance a deeper understanding about post-World War II American military interventionism. We argue that post-World War II American military interventionism — that is, the American elites’ and public’s support for America’s military intervention abroad — cannot be understood with ideational or psychological forces alone. Rather, two crucial material variables, namely, geography and aggregate power amplified by superior technological prowess, are indispensable for understanding the propensity for the United States to intervene militarily abroad. These two factors have powerfully shielded the American elites and public from the horrendous devastation of war. As a result, compared to their counterparts in other major states, American citizens and elites have tended to be less repelled by the prospect of war. The outcome is that since World War II the United States has been far more active in military intervention overseas than other major states. 2013-09-30T04:29:04Z 2019-12-06T20:13:46Z 2013-09-30T04:29:04Z 2019-12-06T20:13:46Z 2011 2011 Journal Article Tang, S., & Long, J. S. R. (2011). America's military interventionism : a social evolutionary interpretation. European journal of international relations, 19(3). https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99934 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13726 10.1177/1354066110396763 en European journal of international relations |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Tang, Shiping. Long, Joey S. R. America's military interventionism : a social evolutionary interpretation |
| title | America's military interventionism : a social evolutionary interpretation |
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| title_short | America's military interventionism : a social evolutionary interpretation |
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| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science |
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