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ID109070
Title ProperWe will not swallow this bitter fruit
Other Title Informationtheorizing a diplomacy of anger
LanguageENG
AuthorHall, Todd H
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)What does it mean to say a state is angry? To answer this question, this paper theorizes a diplomacy of anger. Specifically, the diplomacy of anger involves a vehement and overt state-level display of anger in response to a perceived violation. Although the diplomacy of anger threatens precipitous escalation in the face of further violations, it can be ameliorated by conciliatory gestures and will subside over time absent new provocations. What is more, the diplomacy of anger can also exercise a reciprocal influence on the emotional dispositions of those that practice it. The diplomacy of anger thereby contributes to constructing particular issues as sensitive and volatile, and thus outside the realm of standard bargaining interactions. To examine the analytical purchase of this approach vis-à-vis standard accounts of coercive diplomacy, this paper looks in-depth at the 1995-96 Taiwan Straits crisis.
`In' analytical NoteSecurity Studies Vol. 20, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2011: p. 521-555
Journal SourceSecurity Studies Vol. 20, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2011: p. 521-555
Key WordsDiplomacy ;  Taiwan Straits Crisis - 1995-96 ;  Diplomacy of Anger ;  Taiwan