Robert D English
Biographic Data
| ID | 1160635 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert D English |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert D |
| FAMILY NAME | English |
| SIGNATURE | ENGLISH R D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rescuing Gorbachev from the Memory Hole
The recent death of Mikhail Gorbachev prompted many tributes to the former Soviet leader’s signal achievements in democratizing the USSR , ending the Cold War, and permitting the peaceful collapse of empire. However, a number of prominent pundits have attacked Gorbachev in post mortems that are factually flawed, internally contradictory, and deeply ahistorical. Descriptions of Gorbachev as a “quintessential apparatchik,” a bloody “totalitarian,” …
Preliminary steps toward a general theory of internet-based collective-action in digital information commons
This paper presents some of the findings from a 5-year empirical study of FOSS (free/libre and open source software) commons, completed in 2011. FOSS projects are Internet-based common property regimes where the project source code is developed over the Internet. The resulting software is generally distributed with a license that provides users with the freedoms to access, use, read, modify and redistribute the software. In this study we used thr…
Merely an above-average product of the Soviet nomenklatura’? Assessing leadership in the Cold War's end
The Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1882-1916
Journal Article The Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1882-1916 Get access The Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1882–1916, by M.J. Kelly (Woodbridge: Boydell P., 2006; pp. 282. £55). Richard English Richard English Queen's University, Belfast Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXIII, Issue 503, August 2008, Pages 1070–1072, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cen221 Publish…
The Land for the People
The Sociology of New Thinking
This article recounts the origins of Soviet “new thinking” as a case study of how Soviet intellectuals sought to redefine national identity in response to the West. It demonstrates that new thinking was fundamentally normative, not instrumental, insofar as it was developed in a period (1950s–1960s) when “socialism” was thought to be materially outperforming capitalism. It also demonstrates that new thinking decisively affected Soviet policy in th…
Hegemony and Its Discontents
As we released our call for papers in March 2003 for the next International Studies Association (ISA) conference, the United Nations (UN) had failed to reach a consensus about what to do about Iraq's defiance and their refusal to submit to UN demands for inspections of suspected weapons development facilities. The United States had begun its war with support from the United Kingdom, Australia, and a number of smaller countries. The initial phase …
Harry Boland's Irish Revolution
1Queen’s University, Belfast Harry Boland’s Irish Revolution David Fitzpatrick Cork Cork U.P. 2003 450 £ 35
Power, Ideas, and New Evidence on the Cold War's End
International Security - Volume 26, Number 4, Spring 2002
Russia and the Idea of the West
Preface: An Intellectual History Introduction: Intellectuals, Ideas, and Identity in the Sources of International Change 1. The Origins and Nature of Old Thinking 2. Leaders, Society, and Intellectuals During the Thaw 3. Intellectuals and the World: From the Secret Speech to the Prague Spring 4. The Dynamics of New Thinking in the Era of Stagnation 5. Advance and Retreat: New Thinking in the Time of Crisis and Transition 6. The New Thinking Comes…
Sources, Methods, and Competing Perspectives on the End of the Cold War
The facts ... are like fish swimming about in a vast and sometimes inaccessible ocean. ... What the historian catches will depend partly on chance, but mainly on what part of the ocean he chooses to fish in and what tackle he chooses to use. It goes without saying that a decade of glasnost has been a boon to scholarship on Soviet politics and history, including diplomatic history. Although archival revelations have not, to date, supported any rad…
The Inborn Hate of Things English
Forging the Atomic Shield
Journal Article Forging the Atomic Shield: Excerpts from the Office Diary of Gordon E. Dean, by Roger M. Anders Get access Forging the Atomic Shield: Excerpts from the Office Diary of Gordon E. Dean edited by Roger M. Anders. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 1987. 309 pp. $27.95. Robert D. English Robert D. English Princeton University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quart…
Assessing Soviet Strategic Defense
The Other Side
What do Soviets think of Americans? What do they learn from books, newspapers, and films about life in America? How do we, as Americans form opinions about life in the U.S.S.R? Through the selective use of both Soviet and American materials, The Other Side explores these and other provocative questions that are central to public understanding of how perceptions affect U.S.-Soviet relations. The Other Side also examines the many differences betwee…
Eastern Europe's Doves
Power, Ideas, and New Evidence on the Cold War's End
International Security - Volume 26, Number 4, Spring 2002
Harry Boland's Irish Revolution
1Queen’s University, Belfast Harry Boland’s Irish Revolution David Fitzpatrick Cork Cork U.P. 2003 450 £ 35
The Sociology of New Thinking
This article recounts the origins of Soviet “new thinking” as a case study of how Soviet intellectuals sought to redefine national identity in response to the West. It demonstrates that new thinking was fundamentally normative, not instrumental, insofar as it was developed in a period (1950s–1960s) when “socialism” was thought to be materially outperforming capitalism. It also demonstrates that new thinking decisively affected Soviet policy in th…
Eastern Europe's Doves
Assessing Soviet Strategic Defense
The Other Side
What do Soviets think of Americans? What do they learn from books, newspapers, and films about life in America? How do we, as Americans form opinions about life in the U.S.S.R? Through the selective use of both Soviet and American materials, The Other Side explores these and other provocative questions that are central to public understanding of how perceptions affect U.S.-Soviet relations. The Other Side also examines the many differences betwee…
Eastern Europe's Doves
The Other Side
What do Soviets think of Americans? What do they learn from books, newspapers, and films about life in America? How do we, as Americans form opinions about life in the U.S.S.R? Through the selective use of both Soviet and American materials, The Other Side explores these and other provocative questions that are central to public understanding of how perceptions affect U.S.-Soviet relations. The Other Side also examines the many differences betwee…
Forging the Atomic Shield
Journal Article Forging the Atomic Shield: Excerpts from the Office Diary of Gordon E. Dean, by Roger M. Anders Get access Forging the Atomic Shield: Excerpts from the Office Diary of Gordon E. Dean edited by Roger M. Anders. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 1987. 309 pp. $27.95. Robert D. English Robert D. English Princeton University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quart…
Assessing Soviet Strategic Defense
The Inborn Hate of Things English
Sources, Methods, and Competing Perspectives on the End of the Cold War
The facts ... are like fish swimming about in a vast and sometimes inaccessible ocean. ... What the historian catches will depend partly on chance, but mainly on what part of the ocean he chooses to fish in and what tackle he chooses to use. It goes without saying that a decade of glasnost has been a boon to scholarship on Soviet politics and history, including diplomatic history. Although archival revelations have not, to date, supported any rad…
Russia and the Idea of the West
Preface: An Intellectual History Introduction: Intellectuals, Ideas, and Identity in the Sources of International Change 1. The Origins and Nature of Old Thinking 2. Leaders, Society, and Intellectuals During the Thaw 3. Intellectuals and the World: From the Secret Speech to the Prague Spring 4. The Dynamics of New Thinking in the Era of Stagnation 5. Advance and Retreat: New Thinking in the Time of Crisis and Transition 6. The New Thinking Comes…
Power, Ideas, and New Evidence on the Cold War's End
International Security - Volume 26, Number 4, Spring 2002
Harry Boland's Irish Revolution
1Queen’s University, Belfast Harry Boland’s Irish Revolution David Fitzpatrick Cork Cork U.P. 2003 450 £ 35
The Sociology of New Thinking
This article recounts the origins of Soviet “new thinking” as a case study of how Soviet intellectuals sought to redefine national identity in response to the West. It demonstrates that new thinking was fundamentally normative, not instrumental, insofar as it was developed in a period (1950s–1960s) when “socialism” was thought to be materially outperforming capitalism. It also demonstrates that new thinking decisively affected Soviet policy in th…
Hegemony and Its Discontents
As we released our call for papers in March 2003 for the next International Studies Association (ISA) conference, the United Nations (UN) had failed to reach a consensus about what to do about Iraq's defiance and their refusal to submit to UN demands for inspections of suspected weapons development facilities. The United States had begun its war with support from the United Kingdom, Australia, and a number of smaller countries. The initial phase …
The Land for the People
The Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1882-1916
Journal Article The Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1882-1916 Get access The Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1882–1916, by M.J. Kelly (Woodbridge: Boydell P., 2006; pp. 282. £55). Richard English Richard English Queen's University, Belfast Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXXIII, Issue 503, August 2008, Pages 1070–1072, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cen221 Publish…
Merely an above-average product of the Soviet nomenklatura’? Assessing leadership in the Cold War's end
Preliminary steps toward a general theory of internet-based collective-action in digital information commons
This paper presents some of the findings from a 5-year empirical study of FOSS (free/libre and open source software) commons, completed in 2011. FOSS projects are Internet-based common property regimes where the project source code is developed over the Internet. The resulting software is generally distributed with a license that provides users with the freedoms to access, use, read, modify and redistribute the software. In this study we used thr…
Rescuing Gorbachev from the Memory Hole
The recent death of Mikhail Gorbachev prompted many tributes to the former Soviet leader’s signal achievements in democratizing the USSR , ending the Cold War, and permitting the peaceful collapse of empire. However, a number of prominent pundits have attacked Gorbachev in post mortems that are factually flawed, internally contradictory, and deeply ahistorical. Descriptions of Gorbachev as a “quintessential apparatchik,” a bloody “totalitarian,” …
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