Gregory W. Streich
I am Professor of Political Science as well as Chair of the School of Social Sciences and Languages at the University of Central Missouri.
After earning my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (1997) I was a Visiting Professor at Ohio University (1997-99). In August of 1999, I joined the faculty at the University of Central Missouri.
Recently, my research examines how normative concepts such as justice, identity, citizenship, and community are practiced in increasingly plural, unequal, and stratified societies. I have published articles on these topics in journals such as Political Psychology, Constellations, New Political Science, Journal of Social Philosophy, and Citizenship Studies.
I have published three books: 1) a monograph, "Justice beyond 'Just Us:' Dilemmas of Time, Place, and Difference in American Politics" (Ashgate 2011); 2) a co-edited volume with Joseph Lewandowski, "Urban Social Capital: Civil Society and City Life" (Ashgate 2012); and 3) a co-authored/edited book with Akis Kalaitzidis, "U.S. Foreign Policy: A Documentary and Reference Guide" (Greenwood Press 2012).
My current research project focuses on American national identity. In short, given the politically charged debates over immigration, citizenship, and diversification, it is once again time to examine the question of "what does it mean to be an American?"
After earning my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (1997) I was a Visiting Professor at Ohio University (1997-99). In August of 1999, I joined the faculty at the University of Central Missouri.
Recently, my research examines how normative concepts such as justice, identity, citizenship, and community are practiced in increasingly plural, unequal, and stratified societies. I have published articles on these topics in journals such as Political Psychology, Constellations, New Political Science, Journal of Social Philosophy, and Citizenship Studies.
I have published three books: 1) a monograph, "Justice beyond 'Just Us:' Dilemmas of Time, Place, and Difference in American Politics" (Ashgate 2011); 2) a co-edited volume with Joseph Lewandowski, "Urban Social Capital: Civil Society and City Life" (Ashgate 2012); and 3) a co-authored/edited book with Akis Kalaitzidis, "U.S. Foreign Policy: A Documentary and Reference Guide" (Greenwood Press 2012).
My current research project focuses on American national identity. In short, given the politically charged debates over immigration, citizenship, and diversification, it is once again time to examine the question of "what does it mean to be an American?"
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Notions of justice and community in the United States are increasingly challenged by trends like immigration, multiculturalism, and economic inequality as well as historical legacies like Jim Crow-era racial segregation. These dynamics continually re-shape the communities in which people live, whether by generating new forms of interdependency and inequality, creating new social cleavages or exacerbating existing ones, or generating new spaces in which cross-boundary contact, conflict, or cooperation is possible.
Revealing the ways in which notions of justice and community overlap in American politics and public discourse through concrete political questions which emerge when considering dimensions of time, place, and difference, Gregory W. Streich offers a fresh re-examination of the normative ideas of justice and community. He encourages Americans to move from a view of justice that applies only to people who are "like us" to a view of justice that applies to people beyond "just us."
Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, the United States’s foreign policy earned it the reputation of being “the world’s policeman.” From Roosevelt to Reagan, World War II through to the War on Terror, America has been at the forefront of nearly every significant global issue or conflict. Recently, however, the protracted Iraq War and the deeply troubled state of the U.S. economy seem to have spawned a growing unease with U.S. global involvement and increasing sentiments of isolationism. How has America’s foreign policy evolved since its inception as a nation, and how are the events and lessons of the past likely to influence our future policies?
The study of historical primary documents provides a uniquely beneficial and insightful view into history. To that end, U.S. Foreign Policy: A Documentary and Reference Guide presents and interprets important documents from throughout U.S. history, from the administration of George Washington to that of Barack Obama. Examining U.S. foreign policy through this lens identifies the ideals of the United States during different periods, illuminates the intent behind its military actions, and reveals how each American president interpreted his moral responsibilities as leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world.
Organized to allow readers to examine the historical evolution of U.S. foreign policy, the book includes treaties, speeches, and other documents that illustrate important doctrines and decisions over the more than two centuries of American history, covering all presidential doctrines to the current administration. It also highlights various phases of foreign policy, from regionalism to westward expansion, from the Cold War to a New World Order. In addition to the documents themselves, the authors provide invaluable analysis and commentary that will help students understand what the documents mean—both in the context of their time, and in terms of their broader historical significance.
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Notions of justice and community in the United States are increasingly challenged by trends like immigration, multiculturalism, and economic inequality as well as historical legacies like Jim Crow-era racial segregation. These dynamics continually re-shape the communities in which people live, whether by generating new forms of interdependency and inequality, creating new social cleavages or exacerbating existing ones, or generating new spaces in which cross-boundary contact, conflict, or cooperation is possible.
Revealing the ways in which notions of justice and community overlap in American politics and public discourse through concrete political questions which emerge when considering dimensions of time, place, and difference, Gregory W. Streich offers a fresh re-examination of the normative ideas of justice and community. He encourages Americans to move from a view of justice that applies only to people who are "like us" to a view of justice that applies to people beyond "just us."
Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, the United States’s foreign policy earned it the reputation of being “the world’s policeman.” From Roosevelt to Reagan, World War II through to the War on Terror, America has been at the forefront of nearly every significant global issue or conflict. Recently, however, the protracted Iraq War and the deeply troubled state of the U.S. economy seem to have spawned a growing unease with U.S. global involvement and increasing sentiments of isolationism. How has America’s foreign policy evolved since its inception as a nation, and how are the events and lessons of the past likely to influence our future policies?
The study of historical primary documents provides a uniquely beneficial and insightful view into history. To that end, U.S. Foreign Policy: A Documentary and Reference Guide presents and interprets important documents from throughout U.S. history, from the administration of George Washington to that of Barack Obama. Examining U.S. foreign policy through this lens identifies the ideals of the United States during different periods, illuminates the intent behind its military actions, and reveals how each American president interpreted his moral responsibilities as leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world.
Organized to allow readers to examine the historical evolution of U.S. foreign policy, the book includes treaties, speeches, and other documents that illustrate important doctrines and decisions over the more than two centuries of American history, covering all presidential doctrines to the current administration. It also highlights various phases of foreign policy, from regionalism to westward expansion, from the Cold War to a New World Order. In addition to the documents themselves, the authors provide invaluable analysis and commentary that will help students understand what the documents mean—both in the context of their time, and in terms of their broader historical significance.