The two world orders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23170756 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jed Rubenfeld (University of Göttingen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Pages | 280-296 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | European and US Constitutionalism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511493904.019 |
| OpenAlex | W108649159 |
| ISBN | 9780511493904 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
What is the source of America's growing unilateralism? The easy answer is self-interest: we act unilaterally to the extent that we see unilateralism as serving our interests. But the answer prompts a more searching question: Why do so many Americans view unilateralism this way, given the hostility it provokes, the costs it imposes, and the considerable risks it entails? Americans sometimes seem unilateralist almost by instinct, as if it were a matter of principle. Might it be?
Economics · Hostility · Instinct · Law and economics · Political science · Unilateralism · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2009 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |