{"product_id":"courting-science-securing-the-foundation-for-a-second-american-century-hardback-9780804798938","title":"Courting Science; Securing the Foundation for a Second American Century (Hardback) 9780804798938","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCourting Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSecuring the Foundation for a Second American Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDamon V. Coletta (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780804798938\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 May 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Overall, this unique combination of international relations theory and analysis of science policy enlightens and entertains. At a minimum, readers will have a better appreciation for the dynamics underlying national science policy and global cooperation on scientific issues. Some, hopefully, will find something more: motivation to lobby elected officials to prioritize science both in terms of funding and regarding foreign policy goals and strategies.\"—David Priess, \u003ci\u003eSkeptic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCourting Science\u003c\/i\u003e, Damon Coletta offers a novel explanation for the decline of American leadership in world affairs. Whether the American Century ends sooner rather than later may depend on America's capacity for self-reflection and, ultimately, self-restraint when it comes to science, technology, and engineering. Democracy's affinity for advanced technology has to be balanced against scientific research and progress as a global enterprise. In an era of rising challengers to America's lead in the international order and an increasingly globalized civil society, a \"Scientific State\" has a better chance of extending its dominance. In order to draw closer to this ideal, though, the United States will have to reconsider its grand strategy. It must have a strategy that scrutinizes how tightly it constrains, how narrowly it directs, and how far it trusts American scientists. If given the opportunity, scientists have the potential to lead a second American Century through domestic science and technology policy, international diplomacy, and transnational networks for global governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. A Second American Century\u003cbr\u003e  2. Science and the Hegemon: Speaking Truth to Power\u003cbr\u003e  3. Power, Polarity, and Hegemony in the 21st Century\u003cbr\u003e  4. Science and the American State: Mobilizing Democracy\u003cbr\u003e  5. Science and Diplomacy: U.S. Hegemony and the Rise of the Rest\u003cbr\u003e  6. Science and Global Governance at the Final Frontier\u003cbr\u003e  7. Science, Grand Strategy, and Prospects for American Influence\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford Security Studies","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52551724400920,"sku":"9780804798938","price":82.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/courting-science-securing-the-foundation-for-a-second-american-century-hardback-9780804798938","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}