TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tim Pfefferle
PY  - 2012
CY  - München, Germany
PB  - GRIN Verlag
SN  - 9783656338833
TI  - The United States and the Congo Crisis, 1960 - 1961
T2  - A Constructivist Interpretation of US Foreign Policy
DO  - 10.3239/9783656338833
UR  - https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/206564
N2  - An assessment of the role played by the United States in the so-called Congo Crisis, focusing on the initial stage from 1960 to early 1961. Following a rendering of the historical context, US foreign policy will be analyzed from a three-dimensional perspective. Thus, Realist, Marxist, and Constructivist theories of International Relations are employed to provide an interpretation of the sources and nature of US policy during the Congo Crisis. In conclusion, it will be argued that Constructivism provides the most comprehensive explanatory model to illustrate US foreign policy.
KW  - Realism, Marxism, Constructivism, International Relations, Congo, Congo Crisis, 1960, Patrice Lumumba, Eisenhower, Kasavubu, social construction, Belgium, United States, United Nations, Instrumental Marxism, racism, paternalism, Mobutu, natural resources, Katanga, Katanga Crisis, King Leopold, Central Africa, Cold War
LA  - English
ER  -