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| author |
Adam Sandonato
| | title |
The Role of Elite Consensus in the Post-War Foreign Policy of the United States and West Germany
| | abstract |
Did the elite conception of a national role influence the foreign policy behavior of the United
States and the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) after the second World War? As both the
United States and the FRG emerged from WWII, both nations quickly formed their own foreign
policy consensus that involved a distinct notion of "our place in the world," driven primarily by a
moral burden in the shadow of WWII and a commitment to multilateralism in light of the Cold
War. Entering the conversation of the role of ideas in foreign policymaking, this paper argues
that the respective elite consensuses of the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany
are essential to understanding the foreign policy behavior of both nations in the immediate post-war era.
| | school |
The College of Liberal Arts, Drew University
| | degree |
B.A. (2020)
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| advisor |
Jason Jordan
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| full text | ASandonato.pdf |
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