The influence of Soviet and American political culture on negotiating positions: the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Case
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Authors
Blackburn, William Rockwell
Subjects
Soviet Union
United States
Political Culture
INF Negotiations
National Characteristics
Ideology
Soviet Political Culture
American Political Culture
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force
United States
Political Culture
INF Negotiations
National Characteristics
Ideology
Soviet Political Culture
American Political Culture
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force
Advisors
Bathurst, R.
Date of Issue
1984-03
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis explores the influence of the underlying
political culture of the Soviet Union and the United States
on the positions of those governments at the Intermediate-
Range Nuclear Force Negotiations. It defines the term
political culture as the conceptual framework within which
politics operates. The thesis then discusses the historical
evolution and primary characteristics of the elite political
cultures of both nations. In the process of this a cultural
model, or stereotype of the political elite of each nation
is postulated. This model is then utilized to evaluate the
negotiating positions of each country from a cultural standpoint.
Finally, the thesis concludes that political culture
probably does influence the positions of governments and may
be a useful method of evaluating those positions and predicting
future actions. In addition, the thesis sees a
possibility of utilizing political culture as one method of
determining the importance of those positions to the governments
involved.
Type
Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.