The concept of "identity" in international relations offers too many vague and imprecise definitions of the concepts that stand at its very core. This text offers clear definitions of the concept of identity and the concepts surrounding the term.

Chapter 1 National Identity: Inside and Out, Paul A. Kowert; Chapter 2 The Place and Power of Civic Space: Reading Globalization and Social Geography Through the Lens of Civilizational Conflict, David M. Cheshier, Cori E. Dauber; Chapter 3 Immigration and the Politics of Security, Roxanne Lynn Doty; Chapter 4 Constructing a Separate Peace: Constructivism, Collective Liberal Identity, and Democratic Peace, Colin H. Kahl; Chapter 5 Territorial and National Sovereigns: Sovereign Identity and Consequences for Security Policy, Rodney Bruce Hall; Chapter 6 NATO Enlargement: A Constructivist Explanation, Frank Schimmelfennig; Chapter 7 NATO, Germany, and the United States: Creating Positive Identity in Trans-Atlantia, Mary N. Hampton; Chapter 8 From Balance to Community: Transnational Identity and Political Integration, Bruce Cronin; Chapter 9 French Twist: French and British Nato Policies from 1949 to 1966, MICHAEL SPIRTAS; Chapter 10 Abandoning Iraq: Jordan's Alliances and the Politics of State Identity, Marc Lynch;