Habitus, Field Theory and the ‘Bridge’: Using a Bourdieusian Approach to Examine and Explain Cold War Continuities in Britain’s Post-Cold War Foreign Policy

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dc.contributor.advisorTerriff, Terry
dc.contributor.authorSmythe, Jason A
dc.contributor.committeememberHuebert, Robert
dc.contributor.committeememberKeeley, James F.
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-05T22:19:41Z
dc.date.available2016-12-05T22:19:41Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the Anglo-American ‘special relationship’ and the ‘bridge’ role the United Kingdom has played within it since 1945, with the British seeing it as an important part of what Tate calls the post-war Anglo-American “hegemonic division of labour.” Playing this ‘bridge’ role made sense given the logic of Cold War bipolarity, but the post-Cold War shift to unipolarity has significantly decreased the need for ‘bridges’ in the international system, yet successive post-Cold War British governments remained committed to playing this role. This paper asks why this occurred and if the British are still playing this role. By applying a Bourdieusian approach the need to examine microstructures when studying British foreign policy is revealed, with the concepts of field theory and habitus highlighting the important role the unique individual experiences and beliefs of the prime minister play in the crafting of British foreign policy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSmythe, J. A. (2016). Habitus, Field Theory and the ‘Bridge’: Using a Bourdieusian Approach to Examine and Explain Cold War Continuities in Britain’s Post-Cold War Foreign Policy (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26335en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26335
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3475
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectPolitical Science--International Law and Relations
dc.subject.classificationInternational Relationsen_US
dc.subject.classificationBritish Foreign Policyen_US
dc.subject.classificationPierre Bourdieuen_US
dc.subject.classificationUS-UK Special Relationshipen_US
dc.titleHabitus, Field Theory and the ‘Bridge’: Using a Bourdieusian Approach to Examine and Explain Cold War Continuities in Britain’s Post-Cold War Foreign Policy
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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