Sociologia politica delle scelte internazionali: un'analisi comparata delle politiche estere nazionali

The book, through the comparison of eight countries (USA, Russia, China, France, Japan, Germany, Italy and Sweden), analyzes the way in which the domestic structure, defined by the type of relationship between state and society , affects foreign policy decisions. After an extensive review of the main approaches to the study of state-society relationship - pluralism, neo-Marxism and neo-Weberian approaches - the book shows how, despite the increasing openness and interdependence of national economies, states and national political institutions continue to play an essential role and maintain a central position in the management of social relations domestically and internationally