Call for papers | TRUMP’S AMERICA
El primer mandato del presidente Donald J. Trump ha forzado una transformación radical tanto en la política internacional como en la política doméstica de Estados Unidos. Su llegada a la Casa Blanca en 2016, al hilo del impulso populista repetido en toda clase de sistemas democráticos, se produjo al margen de los tradicionales parámetros políticos americanos basados en el consenso y la construcción de plurales coaliciones de votantes. En contraste, Trump ha demostrado que en el actual clima de desafección y extrema polarización política se puede ganar la presidencia de Estados Unidos cultivando solamente a un determinado sector del electorado americano.
En el frente de la política doméstica, el presidente Trump ha conseguido redefinir lo que se considera aceptable e inaceptable de un presidente de Estados Unidos, con una visión expansiva de los poderes y privilegios ejecutivos. Sometido a un proceso de impeachment sin votos suficientes en el Senado para su condena, Trump ha fomentado la crisis de mediación existente en casi todas las democracias occidentales. Lo que en su caso ha significado un conflicto permanente, incluso durante una crisis tan grave como la pandemia del COVID-19, contra sus opositores políticos, instituciones del Gobierno, burocracia, expertos y medios de comunicación.
Por lo que se refiere a política exterior, el presidente Trump ha planteado también una ofensiva constante contra las reglas del orden internacional liberal establecidas irónicamente bajo el liderazgo de Estados Unidos tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En esta redefinición del papel de Estados Unidos en el mundo, la Administración Trump ha impulsado una política exterior supeditada al unilateralismo más pragmático, cuestionando desde alianzas tradicionales hasta el libre comercio internacional. El America First como doctrina de política exterior ha supuesto un retroceso en el prestigio global de Estados Unidos y la renuncia en la práctica a ese liderazgo internacional que ha caracterizado la llamada Pax Americana.
En su afán por abordar las cuestiones más trascendentales en el ámbito de las Relaciones Internacionales, Comillas Journal of International Relations pretende abrir un espacio de reflexión sobre todos estos aspectos, para lo que invita a académicos y especialistas a contribuir a un número monográfico sobre la cuestión. La revista publica contribuciones tanto en inglés como en español.
Sin ánimo exhaustivo, invitamos a contribuciones en torno a las siguientes cuestiones:
- La política exterior de Trump y las teorías de relaciones internacionales.
- La Administración Trump y el orden liberal internacional.
- La relación bilateral España-Estados Unidos desde 2016.
- El reto populista contra la burocracia y los expertos en la política exterior americana.
- United States vs. China. El pensamiento desiderativo de Tucídides.
- El arte del farol y la fuerza falsa como herramientas para la política exterior de Trump.
- America First y el papel de Estados Unidos en el mundo.
- El muro, inmigración, refugiados y derechos humanos bajo la Administración Trump.
- El presidente Trump y Europa: de la OTAN al brexit.
- Trumpismo en Oriente Medio.
- La “Relación Especial” con Rusia.
- La Transformación de la Presidencia de Estados Unidos bajo Donald J. Trump.
- El impacto populista en la política americana.
- Polarización política y el fallido impeachment contra Trump.
- Estado de derecho, verdad y ética en la Casa Blanca.
- La gestión del presidente Trump de la crisis del COVID-19.
- La revolución en la comunicación política americana.
- Fake News: la crisis de mediación y los medios de comunicación como enemigos del pueblo.
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TRUMP’S AMERICA. The Transformation of U.S. Domestic and International Policy
President Donald J. Trump’s first term in office has forced a radical transformation in both international and domestic U.S. politics. His arrival at the White House in 2016, in line with the populist impulse repeated in all kinds of democratic systems, took place outside the traditional American political parameters based on consensus and the building of pluralistic coalitions of voters. In contrast, Trump has shown that in the current climate of disaffection and extreme political polarization, the U.S. Presidency can be won by cultivating only a certain sector of the American electorate.
On the domestic political front, President Trump has succeeded in redefining what is considered acceptable and unacceptable of a U.S. president, with an expansive view of executive powers and privileges. Subject to an impeachment process with insufficient votes in the Senate for his removal of office, Trump has capitalized on the crisis of mediation that exists in almost all Western democracies. In his case, this has meant permanent conflict, even during a crisis as serious as the COVID-19 pandemic, against his political opponents, government institutions, bureaucracy, experts, and the media.
On the domestic political front, President Trump has succeeded in redefining what is considered acceptable and unacceptable of a U.S. president, with an expansive view of executive powers and privileges. Subject to an impeachment process with insufficient votes in the Senate for his removal of office, Trump has capitalized on the crisis of mediation that exists in almost all Western democracies. In his case, this has meant permanent conflict, even during a crisis as serious as the COVID-19 pandemic, against his political opponents, government institutions, bureaucracy, experts, and the media.
In terms of foreign policy, President Trump has also posed a constant offensive front against the rules of the liberal international order, ironically established under U.S. leadership after World War II. Within this redefinition of the role of the United States in the world, the Trump Administration has promoted foreign policy that is subordinated to more pragmatic unilateralism, questioning everything from traditional alliances to international free trade. “America First” as a foreign policy doctrine has meant a step back in the global prestige of the United States and the de facto renunciation of that international leadership that has characterized the so-called Pax Americana.
In its mission to address the most relevant matters related to the field of International Relations, Comillas Journal of International Relations aims to open a space for reflection on all these matters, and it invites scholars and specialists to participate in a monographic issue dedicated to this topic. The journal publishes contributions both in English and Spanish.
While this is not an exhaustive list, we invite contributions dealing with the following matters:
- American Foreign Policy under Trump and International Relations Theories.
- The Trump’s Administration and the International Liberal Order.
- The bilateral Spain-U.S. relationship since 2016.
- The Populist Challenge to Bureaucracy and Expertise in American Foreign Policy.
- United States vs. China. Thucydides’ Wishful Thinking.
- The Art of the Bluff and Fake Force as Tools for Trump’s Foreign Policy.
- “America First” and the Role of the United States in the World.
- International Trade as a zero-sum Game.
- The Tolerant Affinity with the Growing Autocrats Around the World.
- The Wall, Immigration, Refugees and Human Rights under the Trump Administration.
- President Trump and Europe: from NATO to Brexit.
- Trumpism in the Middle East.
- The “Special relationship” with Russia.
- The Transformation of the U.S. Presidency under Donald J. Trump.
- Populism Impact in American Politics.
- Political Polarization and Trump’s Failed Impeachment.
- Rule of Law, Truth and Ethics in the White House./li>
- President Trump’s Management of the COVID-19 Crisis.
- The Revolution in American Political Communication.
- Fake News: Mediation’s Crisis and the Media as the Enemy of the People.
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