The utility of symbols : the relationship between symbols and legitimacy in international relations

My thesis will demonstrate that symbols matter in international relations because of the way they can influence legitimacy. Joseph Nye has argued, “cooperation is a matter of degree” in international relations (Nye 2004, 29); legitimacy is one of the factors that determines the extent to which the i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Alison Mary Ann
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12617