Rodger A Payne
Biographic Data
| ID | 359697 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rodger A Payne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rodger A |
| FAMILY NAME | Payne |
| SIGNATURE | PAYNE R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Louisville |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8151-6807 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 216 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Evaluating the Resilience of US and Canadian Climate Policy
This investigation of the United States environmental relationship with Canada explores the potential resilience of bilateral coordination on climate change, with a particular focus on recently enacted parallel policies to promote North American production and use of Electric Vehicles (EVs), or Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs) as they are often called in Canada. The period of overt coordination occurred during the four-year presidency of Joe Biden,…
Narrative Transportation and the Persuasive Power of the Film Don't Look Up
This study examines the impact of fiction and film on climate change beliefs. Using data from a nationally representative survey of 2045 individuals conducted in April–May 2022, we examine whether individuals who watched the satirical film Don't Look Up , which debuted on Netflix in December 2021, demonstrated greater climate change concern, motivation to act, and policy support than those who did not see the film. We also examine the impact of n…
Climate fatalism, partisan cues, and support for the Inflation Reduction Act
Do Source cues or frames matter? Convincing the public about the veracity of climate science
Objective A significant portion ofthe American public does not accept the current overwhelming scientific consensus about the anthropogenic causality of climate change. This issue has been politicized and is now highly partisan. Because the military is the most trusted public institution in the United States, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the government agency with primary oversight of climate policy, we test whether source cue…
America First and the human rights regime
Donald Trump’s populist, nationalist “America First” agenda advocates a transactional, zero-sum, hypercompetitive, and sovereigntist view of US foreign policy, which many scholars and policymakers conclude poses a considerable challenge to multilateralism. We explore the threat America First presents to the international human rights regime as reflected in important institutions and norms. We survey America First policies regarding immigration an…
Grappling with Dr. Strangelove’s “Wargasm” Fantasy
Dr. Strangelove continues to be viewed as one of the most acclaimed films of all-time. Likewise, international relations (IR) experts commonly list the film among the most essential IR-themed movies. The IR scholars who discuss Dr. Strangelove as a text or recommend it for courses generally claim that it can be used to explain nuclear deterrence, the security dilemma, mutually assured destruction, Cold War competition, and various other tradition…
Laughing off a Zombie Apocalypse
In recent years, many international relations scholars have been discussing films, books, and television programs featuring zombies, largely because such narratives are thought to provide a compelling metaphor for thinking about a diverse array of contemporary threats. These range from relatively traditional threats posed by violent terrorists to nontraditional threats from epidemics or mass migration. However, because zombie narratives are gener…
Cooperative Security
Major powers are frequently urged to embrace grand strategies tied to particular International Relations theories. In the case of United States foreign policy, scholars generally analyse a well-known set of strategic choices – primacy, selective engagement, offshore balancing, collective security and cooperative security – favoured by relatively mainstream realist and liberal thinkers in International Relations. This article explores the evolutio…
Is an Outlaw State Calling the Shots
Is an Outlaw State Calling the Shots? Get access Rodger A. Payne Rodger A. Payne University of Louisville Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Perspectives, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2001, Page NP, https://doi.org/10.1111/1528-3577.00054 Published: 28 February 2003
Neorealists as Critical Theorists
The international relations field has recently taken a communicative turn. Social constructivists, for instance, regularly examine frames, persuasion, and other discursive mechanisms by which actors reach intersubjective agreement. Critical theorists add an overtly normative dimension by embracing the transformative potential of public deliberation. In contrast, realists and neorealists claim that outcomes are determined by the distribution of ma…
American Foreign Policy Legitimacy and the Global Public Sphere
Since 9/11, the legitimacy of American foreign policy has been a topic of intense debate. Some conceptualize legitimacy in terms of power, others in terms of values, and still others in a broad con
The emerging consensus for preventive war
After u September 2001, the George W. Bush administration declared that the United States had adopted a 'pre-emptive' military doctrine to address new threats posed by terrorists and 'rogue states' armed with nuclear, biological or chemical weapons. However, the so-called 'Bush Doctrine' met substantial international opposition when it was proposed - and even more resistance when it was applied to the case of Iraq. Subsequent events in Iraq have …
The Bush Doctrine Is Dead; Long Live the Bush Doctrine
The Bush Doctrine
At the behest of Congress in 1986, Presidents have issued National Security Strategy (NSS) white papers. George W. Bush’s only formulation to date appeared one year after the 9/11 attacks, and, com
Global Debate and the Limits of the Bush Doctrine
The “Bush Doctrine” asserting the right to preemptively attack states that support or harbor terrorists and pursue weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has bitterly divided world opinion. Many seemingly long-settled questions of international politics, especially involving the unilateral use of force, have been reopened. Although we are concerned about the implications of the Bush Doctrine, we do not agree that it fundamentally changes world politic…
Regimes, Public Spheres and Global Democracy
(2003). Regimes, Public Spheres and Global Democracy: Towards the Transformation of Political Community. Global Society: Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 273-295
Bush
This article examines the likely foreign policy initiatives of the U.S. under the leadership of George W. Bush. The new president has outlined a fairly thorough critique of America's international behavior in the 1990s. Because a leader's public statements arguably serve to persuade various audiences and to build support for policy change, the article takes Bush's words quite seriously—along with those spoken or written by his closest foreign aff…
Persuasion, Frames and Norm Construction
Constructivist theorists view norms as shared understandings that reflect `legitimate social purpose'. Because the focus is on the ideational building blocks that undergird a community's shared understandings, rather than material forces, persuasive communication is considered fundamentally important to norm-building. In practice, this means that frames are crafted by norm entrepreneurs so as to resonate with audiences. However, the constructivis…
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Book Notes
The Limits and Promise of Environmental Conflict Prevention
Sustainable development practices should be embraced not only to forestall environmental destruction and resource exhaustion, but also to prevent conflicts apparently triggered by these causes. Unfortunately, environmentally-caused conflicts are perhaps most likely to erupt in the world's poorest states, which are least capable of pursuing sustainable development without substantial external aid. The global assistance burden is felt primarily by …
A Response to Nelson on `Deliberation, Leverage or Coercion
Sustainable Development and State-NGO Relations in Indonesia', Journal of Business Administration, vols 22 and 23, 1994195, pp. 157-188. Shihata, Ibrahim F.I., 1994. The World Bank Inspection Panel. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Thomas, Alan, 1996. 'NGO Advocacy, Democracy and Policy Development: Some Examples Relating to Environmental Policies in Zimbabwe and Botswana', pp. 38-65 in David Potter & Annie Taylor, eds, NGOs and Environmental Pol…
Deliberating Global Environmental Politics
1. Environmental Cooperation Global environmental and resource concerns like hunger, population growth, loss of biological diversity, deforestation, and the so-called 'greenhouse effect' are now emerging on the peace and security research agendas (see Brock, 1991; Levy, 1995). In part, this is because of the alleged relationship between 'ecological scarcity' and violent conflict (Homer-Dixon, 1991). Another explanation is the significant global t…
Freedom and the Environment
Since Kant, liberals have argued that a world filled with democracies would suffer fewer wars. Remarkably, a growing body of historical scholarship confirms that democratic states have not fought one another. A burgeoning literature now seeks to explain why this peace results. The present essay explores a different, though related, theme by asking whether democratization portends still other unforeseen but propitious consequences for the communit…
Nonprofit Environmental Organizations in World Politics
Nonprofit environmental organizations often have global policy goals. Consequently, they pursue transnational objectives by pressuring influential governments and international institutions. The effectiveness of this strategy as applied to nation-states varies by domestic political structure. First, transnational actors are more likely to achieve their goals in society-dominated rather than they are in state-dominated countries because the former…
Freedom and the Environment
Since Kant, liberals have argued that a world filled with democracies would suffer fewer wars. Remarkably, a growing body of historical scholarship confirms that democratic states have not fought one another. A burgeoning literature now seeks to explain why this peace results. The present essay explores a different, though related, theme by asking whether democratization portends still other unforeseen but propitious consequences for the communit…
Persuasion, Frames and Norm Construction
Constructivist theorists view norms as shared understandings that reflect `legitimate social purpose'. Because the focus is on the ideational building blocks that undergird a community's shared understandings, rather than material forces, persuasive communication is considered fundamentally important to norm-building. In practice, this means that frames are crafted by norm entrepreneurs so as to resonate with audiences. However, the constructivis…
Neorealists as Critical Theorists
The international relations field has recently taken a communicative turn. Social constructivists, for instance, regularly examine frames, persuasion, and other discursive mechanisms by which actors reach intersubjective agreement. Critical theorists add an overtly normative dimension by embracing the transformative potential of public deliberation. In contrast, realists and neorealists claim that outcomes are determined by the distribution of ma…
America First and the human rights regime
Donald Trump’s populist, nationalist “America First” agenda advocates a transactional, zero-sum, hypercompetitive, and sovereigntist view of US foreign policy, which many scholars and policymakers conclude poses a considerable challenge to multilateralism. We explore the threat America First presents to the international human rights regime as reflected in important institutions and norms. We survey America First policies regarding immigration an…
Deliberating Global Environmental Politics
1. Environmental Cooperation Global environmental and resource concerns like hunger, population growth, loss of biological diversity, deforestation, and the so-called 'greenhouse effect' are now emerging on the peace and security research agendas (see Brock, 1991; Levy, 1995). In part, this is because of the alleged relationship between 'ecological scarcity' and violent conflict (Homer-Dixon, 1991). Another explanation is the significant global t…
Global Debate and the Limits of the Bush Doctrine
The “Bush Doctrine” asserting the right to preemptively attack states that support or harbor terrorists and pursue weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has bitterly divided world opinion. Many seemingly long-settled questions of international politics, especially involving the unilateral use of force, have been reopened. Although we are concerned about the implications of the Bush Doctrine, we do not agree that it fundamentally changes world politic…
Regimes, Public Spheres and Global Democracy
(2003). Regimes, Public Spheres and Global Democracy: Towards the Transformation of Political Community. Global Society: Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 273-295
The Limits and Promise of Environmental Conflict Prevention
Sustainable development practices should be embraced not only to forestall environmental destruction and resource exhaustion, but also to prevent conflicts apparently triggered by these causes. Unfortunately, environmentally-caused conflicts are perhaps most likely to erupt in the world's poorest states, which are least capable of pursuing sustainable development without substantial external aid. The global assistance burden is felt primarily by …
Grappling with Dr. Strangelove’s “Wargasm” Fantasy
Dr. Strangelove continues to be viewed as one of the most acclaimed films of all-time. Likewise, international relations (IR) experts commonly list the film among the most essential IR-themed movies. The IR scholars who discuss Dr. Strangelove as a text or recommend it for courses generally claim that it can be used to explain nuclear deterrence, the security dilemma, mutually assured destruction, Cold War competition, and various other tradition…
Public Opinion and Foreign Threats
Renewed attention to the role of public opinion on foreign policy outcomes in quantitative correlational studies indicates that opinion influences foreign policy. However, authors of these studies note that their conclusions could be flawed if elites simply manipulate public opinion, rather than responding to it. Both realist and neorealist perspectives on public opinion are consistent with a manipulation perspective. As urged by those using quan…
Laughing off a Zombie Apocalypse
In recent years, many international relations scholars have been discussing films, books, and television programs featuring zombies, largely because such narratives are thought to provide a compelling metaphor for thinking about a diverse array of contemporary threats. These range from relatively traditional threats posed by violent terrorists to nontraditional threats from epidemics or mass migration. However, because zombie narratives are gener…
Cooperative Security
Major powers are frequently urged to embrace grand strategies tied to particular International Relations theories. In the case of United States foreign policy, scholars generally analyse a well-known set of strategic choices – primacy, selective engagement, offshore balancing, collective security and cooperative security – favoured by relatively mainstream realist and liberal thinkers in International Relations. This article explores the evolutio…
The emerging consensus for preventive war
After u September 2001, the George W. Bush administration declared that the United States had adopted a 'pre-emptive' military doctrine to address new threats posed by terrorists and 'rogue states' armed with nuclear, biological or chemical weapons. However, the so-called 'Bush Doctrine' met substantial international opposition when it was proposed - and even more resistance when it was applied to the case of Iraq. Subsequent events in Iraq have …
The Bush Doctrine Is Dead; Long Live the Bush Doctrine
Bush
This article examines the likely foreign policy initiatives of the U.S. under the leadership of George W. Bush. The new president has outlined a fairly thorough critique of America's international behavior in the 1990s. Because a leader's public statements arguably serve to persuade various audiences and to build support for policy change, the article takes Bush's words quite seriously—along with those spoken or written by his closest foreign aff…
A Response to Nelson on `Deliberation, Leverage or Coercion
Sustainable Development and State-NGO Relations in Indonesia', Journal of Business Administration, vols 22 and 23, 1994195, pp. 157-188. Shihata, Ibrahim F.I., 1994. The World Bank Inspection Panel. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Thomas, Alan, 1996. 'NGO Advocacy, Democracy and Policy Development: Some Examples Relating to Environmental Policies in Zimbabwe and Botswana', pp. 38-65 in David Potter & Annie Taylor, eds, NGOs and Environmental Pol…
Nonprofit Environmental Organizations in World Politics
Nonprofit environmental organizations often have global policy goals. Consequently, they pursue transnational objectives by pressuring influential governments and international institutions. The effectiveness of this strategy as applied to nation-states varies by domestic political structure. First, transnational actors are more likely to achieve their goals in society-dominated rather than they are in state-dominated countries because the former…
The effectiveness of reagan's “star wars” address
This essay evaluates the effectiveness of President Ronald Reagan's ‘'Star Wars” address of March 23, 1983. The essay identifies three main audiences for U.S. defense policy rhetoric—the general public, experts, and foreign governments—and examines the appeal of the speech for each audience. It concludes that the address was effective for the general public, primarily as a response to the nuclear freeze movement. However, the speech was much less…
Some Theoretical Approaches to the Sociology of Aging
Journal Article Some Theoretical Approaches to the Sociology of Aging Get access Raymond Payne Raymond Payne University of Georgia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 38, Issue 4, May 1960, Pages 359–362, https://doi.org/10.2307/2573047 Published: 01 May 1960
The effectiveness of reagan's “star wars” address
This essay evaluates the effectiveness of President Ronald Reagan's ‘'Star Wars” address of March 23, 1983. The essay identifies three main audiences for U.S. defense policy rhetoric—the general public, experts, and foreign governments—and examines the appeal of the speech for each audience. It concludes that the address was effective for the general public, primarily as a response to the nuclear freeze movement. However, the speech was much less…
The Politics of Defense Policy Communication
This paper suggests a technique for evaluating threat assessments when reliable data is unavailable. Previously, scholars have found that political leaders manipulated threat assessments to achieve desired defense policy outcomes. Yet contemporary communication about threats are not easily studied, leading some writers to call for new studies of Clausewitz's so‐called “social” dimension of strategy – the efforts by governments to assure domestic …
Public Opinion and Foreign Threats
Renewed attention to the role of public opinion on foreign policy outcomes in quantitative correlational studies indicates that opinion influences foreign policy. However, authors of these studies note that their conclusions could be flawed if elites simply manipulate public opinion, rather than responding to it. Both realist and neorealist perspectives on public opinion are consistent with a manipulation perspective. As urged by those using quan…
Freedom and the Environment
Since Kant, liberals have argued that a world filled with democracies would suffer fewer wars. Remarkably, a growing body of historical scholarship confirms that democratic states have not fought one another. A burgeoning literature now seeks to explain why this peace results. The present essay explores a different, though related, theme by asking whether democratization portends still other unforeseen but propitious consequences for the communit…
Nonprofit Environmental Organizations in World Politics
Nonprofit environmental organizations often have global policy goals. Consequently, they pursue transnational objectives by pressuring influential governments and international institutions. The effectiveness of this strategy as applied to nation-states varies by domestic political structure. First, transnational actors are more likely to achieve their goals in society-dominated rather than they are in state-dominated countries because the former…
Deliberating Global Environmental Politics
1. Environmental Cooperation Global environmental and resource concerns like hunger, population growth, loss of biological diversity, deforestation, and the so-called 'greenhouse effect' are now emerging on the peace and security research agendas (see Brock, 1991; Levy, 1995). In part, this is because of the alleged relationship between 'ecological scarcity' and violent conflict (Homer-Dixon, 1991). Another explanation is the significant global t…
A Response to Nelson on `Deliberation, Leverage or Coercion
Sustainable Development and State-NGO Relations in Indonesia', Journal of Business Administration, vols 22 and 23, 1994195, pp. 157-188. Shihata, Ibrahim F.I., 1994. The World Bank Inspection Panel. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Thomas, Alan, 1996. 'NGO Advocacy, Democracy and Policy Development: Some Examples Relating to Environmental Policies in Zimbabwe and Botswana', pp. 38-65 in David Potter & Annie Taylor, eds, NGOs and Environmental Pol…
Wanted
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Book Notes
The Limits and Promise of Environmental Conflict Prevention
Sustainable development practices should be embraced not only to forestall environmental destruction and resource exhaustion, but also to prevent conflicts apparently triggered by these causes. Unfortunately, environmentally-caused conflicts are perhaps most likely to erupt in the world's poorest states, which are least capable of pursuing sustainable development without substantial external aid. The global assistance burden is felt primarily by …
Bush
This article examines the likely foreign policy initiatives of the U.S. under the leadership of George W. Bush. The new president has outlined a fairly thorough critique of America's international behavior in the 1990s. Because a leader's public statements arguably serve to persuade various audiences and to build support for policy change, the article takes Bush's words quite seriously—along with those spoken or written by his closest foreign aff…
Persuasion, Frames and Norm Construction
Constructivist theorists view norms as shared understandings that reflect `legitimate social purpose'. Because the focus is on the ideational building blocks that undergird a community's shared understandings, rather than material forces, persuasive communication is considered fundamentally important to norm-building. In practice, this means that frames are crafted by norm entrepreneurs so as to resonate with audiences. However, the constructivis…
Global Debate and the Limits of the Bush Doctrine
The “Bush Doctrine” asserting the right to preemptively attack states that support or harbor terrorists and pursue weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has bitterly divided world opinion. Many seemingly long-settled questions of international politics, especially involving the unilateral use of force, have been reopened. Although we are concerned about the implications of the Bush Doctrine, we do not agree that it fundamentally changes world politic…
Regimes, Public Spheres and Global Democracy
(2003). Regimes, Public Spheres and Global Democracy: Towards the Transformation of Political Community. Global Society: Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 273-295
The Bush Doctrine
At the behest of Congress in 1986, Presidents have issued National Security Strategy (NSS) white papers. George W. Bush’s only formulation to date appeared one year after the 9/11 attacks, and, com
The Bush Doctrine Is Dead; Long Live the Bush Doctrine
American Foreign Policy Legitimacy and the Global Public Sphere
Since 9/11, the legitimacy of American foreign policy has been a topic of intense debate. Some conceptualize legitimacy in terms of power, others in terms of values, and still others in a broad con
The emerging consensus for preventive war
After u September 2001, the George W. Bush administration declared that the United States had adopted a 'pre-emptive' military doctrine to address new threats posed by terrorists and 'rogue states' armed with nuclear, biological or chemical weapons. However, the so-called 'Bush Doctrine' met substantial international opposition when it was proposed - and even more resistance when it was applied to the case of Iraq. Subsequent events in Iraq have …
Neorealists as Critical Theorists
The international relations field has recently taken a communicative turn. Social constructivists, for instance, regularly examine frames, persuasion, and other discursive mechanisms by which actors reach intersubjective agreement. Critical theorists add an overtly normative dimension by embracing the transformative potential of public deliberation. In contrast, realists and neorealists claim that outcomes are determined by the distribution of ma…
Is an Outlaw State Calling the Shots
Is an Outlaw State Calling the Shots? Get access Rodger A. Payne Rodger A. Payne University of Louisville Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Perspectives, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2001, Page NP, https://doi.org/10.1111/1528-3577.00054 Published: 28 February 2003
Cooperative Security
Major powers are frequently urged to embrace grand strategies tied to particular International Relations theories. In the case of United States foreign policy, scholars generally analyse a well-known set of strategic choices – primacy, selective engagement, offshore balancing, collective security and cooperative security – favoured by relatively mainstream realist and liberal thinkers in International Relations. This article explores the evolutio…
Laughing off a Zombie Apocalypse
In recent years, many international relations scholars have been discussing films, books, and television programs featuring zombies, largely because such narratives are thought to provide a compelling metaphor for thinking about a diverse array of contemporary threats. These range from relatively traditional threats posed by violent terrorists to nontraditional threats from epidemics or mass migration. However, because zombie narratives are gener…
Grappling with Dr. Strangelove’s “Wargasm” Fantasy
Dr. Strangelove continues to be viewed as one of the most acclaimed films of all-time. Likewise, international relations (IR) experts commonly list the film among the most essential IR-themed movies. The IR scholars who discuss Dr. Strangelove as a text or recommend it for courses generally claim that it can be used to explain nuclear deterrence, the security dilemma, mutually assured destruction, Cold War competition, and various other tradition…
America First and the human rights regime
Donald Trump’s populist, nationalist “America First” agenda advocates a transactional, zero-sum, hypercompetitive, and sovereigntist view of US foreign policy, which many scholars and policymakers conclude poses a considerable challenge to multilateralism. We explore the threat America First presents to the international human rights regime as reflected in important institutions and norms. We survey America First policies regarding immigration an…
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