Posted on Thursday, March 3, 2011
An essay by Dr. Michael Aleprete, ¾¨Ó㴫ý assistant professor of political science, has been published in the journal Russian History as part of a two-volume Festschrift (professional tribute) to Dr. Orysia Karapinka.
Aleprete's essay, "Competing Visions of the International System: Role-Identity Incommensurability and U.S.-Russian Relations," reviews the key doctrinal statements produced by the Russian and U.S. governments since 1991 that outlined the assumptions underlying each state's foreign policy.
"Reviewing these documents reveals that the U.S. and Russia's leaderships have fundamentally different views about the basic structure of the contemporary international system," Aleprete said. "The essay explains how these differences undermine the ability of these governments to sustain cooperation with each other in foreign affairs."
The Festschrift, "Ad Fontes" (Latin for "to the sources"), is a way of expressing thanks and esteem for Karapinka's work as associate professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh over more than 40 years. Guest editor for the Festschrift is Dr. Russell Martin, ¾¨Ó㴫ý professor of history and a former student of Karapinka.
Aleprete, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 2007, earned an undergraduate degree from Duquesne University and master's and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Contact Aleprete at (724) 946-7254 or e-mail alepreme@westminster.edu for additional information.
