Soviet Foreign Policy and Domestic Politics

A Case Study

Bibliographic Data

ID8912163
AuthorsChrister Jönsson (0009-0006-4602-0543, Department of Political Science, University of Lund, corresponding author)
Year1977
Volume12
Issue3
Pages129-148
Publication date1977-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCooperation and Conflict (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0010-8367 • E-ISSN: 1460-3691
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001083677701200301
OpenAlexW1985725613
LanguageEN
Citations received1

Jönsson, C. Soviet Foreign Policy and Domestic Politics: A Case Study. Cooperation and Conflict, XII, 1977, 129-148. The article discusses the relationship between external and internal factors in shaping Soviet foreign policy on the basis of a case study of Soviet behavior in the nuclear test ban negotiations 1958-63. Observed changes in Soviet behavior in these negotiations are related to 'internal bargaining' on the test ban issue between pro-treaty and anti- treaty 'groupings' within the USSR. Changes in Soviet negotiating behavior at Geneva are found to be correlated with changes in the success and influence of the different groupings. This case study indicates that neither external nor domestic factors alone, but rather the complex interplay between the two, can account for Soviet foreign policy behavior. International and domestic events can both be regarded as necessary but not sufficient conditions in explaining Soviet behavior in the test ban negotiations

Economics · Foreign policy · International relations · Negotiation · Peace treaty · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Test (biology · Treaty · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense

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