Contending Dramas

MARTHA L. COTTAM is Associate Professor of Political Science at Washington State University. She has published one book and several articles on political psychology.CHIH-YU SHIH is Professor at National Taiwan University. He is the author of two books and a frequent contributor to scholarly journals.

• Introduction: The Metaphor of Drama Recent Developments in Political Psychology by Martha L. Cottam Symbolic Interactionism and International Politics: Role Theory's Contribution to International Organization by Stephen Walker Seeking Common Causal Maps: A Cognitive Approach to International Organization by Chih-yu Shih Contending Dramas: Detente and International Organizational Processes by Chih-yu Shih Contending Dramas in American Foreign Policy by Martha L. Cottam Raw Materials, Finished Ideals: Strategic Raw Materials and the Geopolitical Economy of U.S. Foreign Policy by Ronnie Lipschutz Images and Roles at an Event Horizon: Restructuring a World View in the Soviet Union by Sylvia Woodby Active Neutrality and the CSCE: Contributions and Challenges for European Security by Janie Leatherman The Bitter Neighborly Relationship: China and Japan Misunderstood by Chih-yu Shih Equal Sovereignty and an African Statehood: Tragic Elements in the African Agenda in World Affairs by David L. Blaney Conclusion References Index