International relations Books

Book SynopsisFirst published in 1981, The World of States focuses on the sovereign state. It shows why we continue to have sovereign states and why the sovereign state is not likely to be superseded by any other form of political institution.Despite some tendencies in international relations towards integration and interdependence, this book argues that the state is still the strongest and most permanent form of international institution. It also considers the extent to which international politics and the international economy operate on the same lines. The sovereign state is seen in relation to diplomacy, international organisations, its own citizens, the problems of making foreign policy, and the themes of integration and interdependence. This volume will be a beneficial read for students and researchers of politics and international relations.

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Book SynopsisIn this stunning addition to what has of late become a distinct genre of psychoanalytic literature, Peter Rudnytsky presents 10 substantive and provocative interviews with leading analysts, with theorists from allied fields, and with influential Freud critics. In conversations that Rudnytsky succeeds in making psychoanalytic both in form and in content, he guides his interlocutors to unforeseen reflections on the events and forces that shaped their lives, and on the personal and intellectual grounds of their beliefs and practices.     Rudnytsky, a ranking academic scholar of psychoanalysis and the humanities, approaches his subjects with not only a highly attuned third ear but also a remarkable grasp of theoretical, historical, and clinical issues. When his interviewees turn from autobiographical narratives to matters of theory and clinical practice, Rudnytsky is clear about his own intellectual allegiance to the Independent tradition of object relationTrade Review"A scintillating set of conversation pieces, affording a truly kaleidoscopic overview of the psychoanalytic world - distinguished psychoanalytic innovators, sympathetic observers and scholars from neighboring disciplines, and provocatively challenging critics. This volume provides impressively illuminating insights into lived psychoanalytic history, as well as brilliant discursive elucidation of major contemporary issues in psychoanalytic scholarship and theory. The author's own perspective is a full match for the insights and erudition of each of his ten very singular interviewees."- Robert S. Wallerstein, M.D., Past President, American Psychoanalytic Association"Peter Rudnytsky has put together a series of interviews of extraordinary interest not only to analysts but also to anyone concerned with psychoanalysis. The content is very wide-ranging, from personal histories and anecdotes about prominent figures in the history of psychoanalysis, to sophisticated discussions of psychoanalytic theory, to current controversies in the field. Rudnytsky is an intelligent, informed, straightforward, and provocative interviewer. Expertly, he draws out the humanity and the creativity of his interviewees."- Neil Altman, Ph.D., Co-Editor, Psychoanalytic DialoguesTable of ContentsEnid Balint: The Broken Couch. Mary Salter Ainsworth: The Personal Origins of Attachment Theory. Peter Lomas: An Independent Streak. Charles Rycroft: A Science of the Mind. Peter D. Kramer: The Communication of Perspectives. Stephen A. Mitchell: Between Philosophy and Politics. Frank J. Sulloway: On Darwin and Freud. Roy Schafer: This is My Calling. Jessica Benjamin: Reparative Processes. Peter J. Swales: Sovereign Unto Myself.

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Asian Security Studies provides a detailed exploration of security dynamics in the three distinct subregions that comprise Asia, and also bridges the study of these regions by exploring the geopolitical links between each of them.The Handbook is divided into four geographical parts:Part I: Northeast AsiaPart II: South AsiaPart III: Southeast AsiaPart IV: Cross-regional IssuesThis fully revised and updated second edition addresses the significant developments which have taken place in Asia since the first edition appeared in 2009. It examines these developments at both regional and national levels, including the conflict surrounding the South China Sea, the long-standing Sino-Indian border dispute, and Pakistan's investment in tactical nuclear weapons, amongst many others.This book will be of great interest to students of Asian politics, security studies, war and conflict studies, foreTable of ContentsIntroduction, Sumit Ganguly, Andrew Scobell and Joseph Chinyong Liow PART I: Northeast Asia 1. Whither China’s 21st Century Trajectory?, Andrew Scobell 2. Sino-Japanese Rivalry and Its Consequences for Asia, Sheila A. Smith 3. North Korea’s Nuclear Weaponization Program: Background, Context, and Trends for the Future, Bruce E. Bechtol Jr 4. False Alarm: Xinjiang and China’s National Security, Yitzhak Shichor 5. Origins, Intentions, and Security Implications of Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, Jeffrey Reeves 6. The Dynamics of Russo-Chinese Relations, Stephen Blank 7. Taiwan’s Traditional Security Challenge as a Contested State, Ming-chin Monique Chu 8. China’s Maritime Ambitions, Andrew S. Erickson PART II: South Asia 9. The Evolution of India’s Nuclear Weapons Program, Dinshaw Mistry 10. Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program: Laying the Groundwork for Impunity, C. Christine Fair 11. Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in South Asia, Shivaji Mukherjee 12. India and Pakistan: Persistent Rivalry, Rajesh Basrur 13. China and India: The Evolution of a Compound Rivalry, Manjeet S. Pardesi 14. Civil-Military Relations in South Asia, Aqil Shah 15. Human Security in India, Swarna Rajagopalan 16. India and Its Great Power Aspirations, William R. Thompson PART III: Southeast Asia 17. ASEAN Centrality Tested, Mely Caballero-Anthony 18. Genealogy of Conflict: The Roots, Evolution and Trajectory of the South China Sea Disputes, Richard Javad Heydarian 19. Indonesia as a Regional Power: A Pan-Indo-Pacific Worldview, Vibhanshu Shekhar 20. Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Indonesia, Susan Sim 21. United States’ Pivot and Southeast Asia, Daniel Wei Boon Chua 22. Democratization in Southeast Asia: Social, Institutional and Security Considerations, Michael Vatikiotis 23. Assessing Peace Processes in Southeast Asia, S.P. Harish 24. Foreign Policy and Political Changes in Post-Junta Myanmar, Renard Egreteau PART IV: Cross-Regional Issues 25. The Future of Great Power Rivalry in the Indian Ocean, Iskander Rehman 26. Asian Regionalisms, David Capie 27. Anatomy of a Rivalry: China and Japan in Southeast Asia, Hoo Tiang Boon 28. The Future of Alliances in Asia, Andrew O’Neil 29. The United States and Asia: Following Through on the Pivot, Robert Sutter

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Book SynopsisThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has established itself as one of the most powerful private forces in global politics, shaping the trajectories of international policy-making. Driven by fierce confidence and immense expectations about its ability to change the world through its normative and material power, the foundation advances an agenda of social and economic change through technological innovation. And it does so while forming part of a movement that refocuses efforts towards private influence on, and delivery of, societal progress.The Gates Foundation's Rise to Power is an urgent exploration of one of the world's most influential but also notoriously sealed organizations. As the first book to take us inside the walls of the foundation, it tells a story of dramatic organizational change, of diverging interests and influences, and of choices with consequences beyond the expected. Based on extensive fieldwork inside and around the foundation, the book explores Trade Review"This is by far the best and most balanced account of the Gates Foundation and its role in the world. A must-read for anyone with an interest in politics, economics, non-profit studies and international relations." — Michael Edwards, Editor of Transformation"Fejerskov's impressive study is the first to fully capture the complex ideas, hybrid identities and diverse practices of the Gates Foundation. Clearly written and carefully researched, this highly original account deserves to be read by everyone with an interest in finding out more about this important and controversial new player in global development." — David Lewis, Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK"Offering powerful new insights into organizational life and the life of organizations, this original book artfully illuminates the internal and external forces that explain why "organizations rarely stand still". With it, Fejerskov makes a significant contribution to sociological theory." — Rachel Schurman, Professor, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA"Fejerskov provides critical insights into the internal complexities and changes of the Gates Foundation. He is an essential commentator on philanthrocapitalism, the changing international development landscape, and the sociology of institutions." — Emma Mawdsley, Reader, University of Cambridge, UK"The first book to provide ethnographic examination of the inner workings of the Gates Foundation, this is a provocative, important and clear-eyed study of philanthropic power today." — Linsey Mcgoey, Reader, University of Essex, UK and author of No such thing as a free giftTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Organizational Change and New Actors in Global Politics 3. Rising Powers, American Capitalism and Private Foundations 4. Enter Seattle 5. The Power of Ideas 6. The Global South as a Laboratory of Experimentation 7. From Seattle to the Fields of India 8. Chameleon Politics 9. Conclusion: The Gates Foundation’s Rise to Power

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that the international refugee regime and its âtemporaryâ humanitarian interventions have failed. Most refugees across the global live in âprotractedâ conditions that extend from years to decades, without legal status that allows them to work and establish a home. It is contended that they become largely invisible to people based in the global North, and cease to remain fully human subjects with access to their political lives. Shifting the conversation away from the salient discourse of âsolutionsâ and technical fixes within state-centric international relations, the authors recover the subjectivity lost for those stuck in extended exile. The book first argues that humanitarian assistance to refugees remains vital to peopleâs survival, even after the emergency phase is over. It then connects asylum politics in the global North with the intransigence of extended exile in the global South. By placing the urgent crises of protracted exile within a broader constellation of power relations, both historical and geographical, the authors present research and empirical findings gleaned from refugees in Iran, Kenya and Canada and from humanitarian and government workers. Each chapter reveals patterns of power circulating through the âcolonial presentâ, Cold War legacies, and the global âwar on terror. Seeking to render legible the more quotidian struggles and livelihoods of people who find themselves defined as refugees, this book will be of great interest to international humanitarian agencies, as well as migration and refugee researchers, including scholars in refugee studies and human displacement, human security, globalization, immigration, and human rights. Trade Review'The plight of refugees has attracted unusual political attention since the accelerated flow into Europe of people fleeing acute threats in the Middle East. But this focus ignores the larger, endemic failure to address global refugee needs that are of long standing, a critical element of the "crisis". Extended Exile is the corrective to the myopic current focus. It addresses critical issues about the current refugee situation with scholarly acumen and empirical depth. The book uses the academic literature to probe the paradox of solutions that perpetuate failure, and protection that denudes very large groups of people of rights. For advocates interested in the practical challenges of enhancing the rights of communities trapped for generations in camps like Dadaab and Kakuma, this book provides a masterful exploration of the policy and conceptual context. For scholars engaged with explorations of the role of mobility in the contemporary global sphere, this book provides compelling evidence of the considerable challenges ahead. This book is an invaluable source of information and ideas for anyone concerned with refugee and migration issues'. - Jacqueline Bhabha, Harvard University, USA'Refugees in Extended Exile is a classic: bold and convincing, it makes visible the invisible refugees living in long-term displacement in camps in the global south. Hyndman and Giles, ask pertinent and probing questions about the plight and future of the refugees living on the edge of everyday politics and decisions: how did the millions of refugees in the global south end up living for many years in exile, become marginalised, invisible, and without any permanent legal status? How do they survive and surmount the struggles of everyday life in the spaces of the camp for such long indefinite futures? How come that only less than 1 percent of refugees worldwide are allowed to leave the camps in the global south and resettle in the richer and developed countries of the global north? How can existing legal, political, and institutional frameworks be re-imagined in ways that allow engendering different futures, politics, and policies that embrace refugees as fellow human beings? These and other questions make Refugees in Extended Exile urgent, absorbing, and indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand how refugees end up in camps for years if not decades without any permanent solution to their plight and wants to see action taken to end this inhuman and degrading treatment meted out on fellow human beings.' - Zachary Lomo, St Augustine International University, UgandaTable of ContentsPreface AcknowledgementsChapter 1 Introduction: Invisible lives and silent disasters Chapter 2 Securitization versus Protection in a Refugee Camp Chapter 3 Contextualizing Indefinite Exile Chapter 4 States of Emergency? Managing Refugees in Theory and Practice Chapter 5 "It’s so cold here; we feel this coldness": Refugee Resettlement After Long-Term Exile Chapter 6 Conclusion

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This book provides the first analysis of the Trilateral Commission and its role in global governance and contemporary diplomacy. In 1973, David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski founded the Trilateral Commission. Involving highly influential people from business and politics in the US, Western Europe, and Japan, the Commission was soon preceived as constituting an embryonic or even shadow world government. As the first researcher to have accessed the Commission's archives, the author argues that this study demonstrates that global governance and international diplomacy should be considered a product of overlapping elite networks that merge informal and formal spheres across national borders. This work has three immediate aims: to trace the background, origins, purposes, characteristics, and modus operandi of the Commission; to investigate the elite aspect of the Commission and how this related to democracy; and to demonstrate how the Commission contribute

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Book SynopsisOutcomes in major multilateral trade negotiations are conventionally explained as resulting from interests weighted by (trading) power. Offering a different overview of the concepts we use to talk about the international trade regime, this edited collection puts the ideational foundation of world trade politics centre stage, and critically examines the terms in which we make sense of world trade politics.The concepts used to make sense of world trade politics are often employed strategically, making some aspects of reality visible and others invisible. Reflecting upon ten key concepts from trade' itself to protectionism' and justice', this book poses two broad questions: first, how and by whom have the meanings of different terms used to describe, challenge and defend world trade politics been constructed? Second, how have the individual terms changed over time, and with what consequences? The editors and contributors draw on a broad range of theoretical approaches, from postTrade Review"A key message of this excellent contribution is that our understanding of world trade (politics) is not as straightforward as we would like it to be. By exploring the changing meaning of ten 'terms of trade' in seperate chapters, the authors show how we, as practicioners and scholars, employ language and mental concepts that, while helping us make sense of trade politics, similtanerously shape and limit our appreciation of social reality."Fabian Bohneberger,World Trade Review, 2019Table of Contents1. The Language of World Trade Politics: Introduction 2. Trade 3. Protectionism 4. Foreign Direct Investment 5. Multilateralism 6. Democracy 7. Civil Society 8. Coherence 9. Development 10. Environment 11. Justice

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Book SynopsisWritten by experts, this long-established and definitive guide to the workings of the European Union provides comprehensive, straightforward and readable coverage of this sometimes misunderstood and complex institution.This fully revised second edition explains not only what happens but why, analysing the EUâs strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities for it to be more effective. With the EUâs very existence under pressure due to Euroscepticism, continued crises with migration and borders, the re-emergence of the far right, and renewed great power competition in Europe and the world, it specifically outlines: How the EU has evolved over the last 70 years How it works: the institutions, the mechanisms Every area of EU competence from agriculture to defence The effects of the single market, a single currency and the successes and stresses of the eurozone The impact of the enlargement of the EU, prospects for further enlargement and closer political integration Reforming the EUâs decision-making and defending the rule of law The EUâs place in an ever more disorderly world The Routledge Guide to the European Union is well-established as the clearest and most comprehensive guide to how the EU operates. This new edition brings you up to date at a crucial stage in its history, at a time when it has never been under greater internal and external threat, but conversely is perhaps more important than ever.

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Book SynopsisIn a context of neoliberal globalization, have the processes of elaboration and implementation of foreign investors'' responsibilities by intergovernmental organizations reached the realm of legality? Using an analytical framework and a methodology that combines international law with international relations, this book provides a twofold answer to thisquestion. First, it demonstrates that the normative integration of foreign investors'' responsibilities in international investment law is fragmented and consistent with the interests of the most powerful actors. Second, while using the interactional theory of international law to assess the normative character of several international instruments elaborated and implemented by intergovernmental organizations, it highlights the sense of obligation that each instrument generates. The analysis demonstrates that such a codification process is marked by relations of power and has resulted in several social norms, with relatively few legTable of ContentsPart 1: Foreign Investors’ Responsibilities and International Investment Law: A Macro - Level Analysis 1. Addressing the Lack of Accountability in International Investment Agreements 2. Foreign Investors’ Responsibilities in International Investment Arbitration 3. Inherent Relations of Power and Interests Part 2: The Normative Character of International Initiatives: A Micro.Level Analysis 4. Organisation for Economic Co.operation and Development 5. International Labour Organization 6. United Nations 7. World Bank Group

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Book SynopsisU.S.-Iran relations continue to be an international security problem in the Middle East. These two countries could have been friends, but instead they have become enemies. Stating this thesis raises the following questions: Why are the United States and Iran enemies? How and when did this relationship come to be? When the relationship began to deteriorate, could it have been reversed? What lessons can be learned from an analysis of past U.S.-Iranian relations and what are the implications for their present and future relations? Akan Malici and Stephen G. Walker argue that the dynamics of U.S.-Iran relations are based on role conflicts. Iran has long desired to enact roles of active independence and national sovereignty in world politics. However, it continued to be cast by others into client or rebel roles of national inferiority. In this book the authors examine these role conflicts during three crucial episodes in U.S.-Iran relations: the oil nationalization crisis aTrade Review'Malici and Walker provide a novel and illuminating perspective on U.S.-Iranian relations by focusing on conflicting and evolving national role conceptions over the last half-century of this troubled relationship. Their well-designed, mixed-method study illuminates crucial historical episodes, alternative paths U.S.-Iranian interactions could have taken, and useful lessons for the future.' - Jack Levy, Rutgers University'This important work marries role theory to a dynamic game-theoretic model, based on the "theory of moves," to elucidate strategic interactions during three major transitions in Iranian-U.S. relations. It sheds new light on the evolution of both conflict and cooperation in these relations, culminating in the 2015 agreement of Iran to desist from the development of nuclear weapons in return for the lifting of economic sanctions by the United States and other western powers.' - Steven Brams, New York University'In this important book, Malici and Walker fulfill the promise of role theory and operational code analysis in understanding foreign policy. Through a series of carefully analyzed and richly detailed episodes in US-Iranian relations, the ways in which roles mediate the relationship between power and behavior are uncovered, revealing that power is by no means deterministic. In addition to its scholarly significance, the work of Malici and Walker is also policy-relevant and timely as the US and Iran attempt to reorient their relationship through efforts at mutual role transition.' Valerie M. Hudson, Texas A&M University'In their analysis of key turning points in US-Iranian relations, Malici and Walker show misperception and misunderstanding on the part of the United States in trying to cast Iran in an inferior or client role. Their use of role theory is innovative and provides a fresh take on an important subject. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the source of Iranian enmity toward the United States.' - Deborah Welch Larson, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los AngelesTable of Contents1. Making Friends and Enemies in World Politics.2. The Iranian Quest for Independence3. Role Theory and U.S.-Iran Relations.4. The Oil Nationalization Crisis and the Coup.5. Remaking Patron-Client Relations.6. The Iranian Revolution and the Hostage Crisis.7. Making Enemies.8. Iran’s New Leader and the September 11 Attacks.9. Making Partners.Appendices

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Book SynopsisYears of rapprochement between Taiwan and China had convinced many that the Taiwan issue had been resolved, and that it was only a matter of time before the two former opponents would reunite under One China. But a reenergized civil society, motivated by civic nationalism and a desire to defend Taiwan's liberal-democratic way of life, has dashed such hopes and contributed to the defeat of the China-friendly Kuomintang in the 2016 presidential elections. This book draws on years of on-the-ground research and reporting to shed light on the consolidation of identity in Taiwan that will make peaceful unification with China a near impossibility. It traces the causes and evolution of Taiwan's new form of nationalism, which exploded in the form of the Sunflower Movement in 2014, and analyses how recent developments in China and Hong Kong under one country, two systems have reinforced a desire among the Taiwanese to maintain their distinct identity and the sovereignty of theirTable of ContentsIntroduction PART 1: The Convenient Illusion 1. Orphaned and Forgotten 2. Chen the ‘Troublemaker,’ Ma the ‘Peacemaker’ 3. Peace on Whose Terms? PART 2: Taiwan’s Democratic Firewall 4. The Democratic Pendulum 5. China’s Assault on Taiwan’s Democracy 6. Hong Kong: The Canary in the Mineshaft 7. Crossing the Red Line: The Sunflower Phenomenon 8. A New Age: Civic Nationalism, Resilience, and Legitimacy PART 3: Convergence or Conflict? 9. No Turning Back: What Taiwanese Want vs. Beijing’s Expectations 10. The Trap that China Set for Itself 11. The Myth of Inevitability 12. Is War the Only Option? 13. The 2016 Elections: A Return to Uncertainty? PART 4: Why Taiwan Matters 14. The Last Free Refuge 15. The Folly of Abandonment 16. What Can Taiwan Do?

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Book SynopsisThis fully revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the many theories of religion and politics and provides students with an accessible, in-depth guide to the subject's most significant debates, issues, and methodologies. It begins by asking the basic questions of how social scientists see religion and why religion remains relevant to politics in the modern era. Fox examines the influence of religious identity, beliefs, institutions and legitimacy on politics, and surveys important approaches and issues found in the literature on religion and politics. Four new chapters on religious policy around the world, political secularism, and religious freedom and human rights have been added to fully revised content covering religious identity, rational choice approaches to religious politics worldviews, beliefs, doctrines, ideologies, institutions and political mobilization, fundamentalism, secularization, and religion and conflict.This work will be essential readingTrade Review"This revised and reorganized edition of the Fox volume makes this work the standard introduction to politics and religion. An Introduction to Religion and Politics (2nd edition) covers virtually all of the major approaches to the study of religion and politics, and is both accessible to beginning students and a valuable resource for serious academic analysts. Quite simply, it has become the dominant text in the comparative field." - Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas"An Introduction to Religion and Politics is an outstanding step beyond the high quality first edition. Fox, a leading scholar, offers a tour de force on subjects ranging from religious freedom to government regulation of faith. The book is distinguished by its comprehensiveness, notably intellectual breadth and topical range." - Patrick James, Dornsife Dean’s Professor, School of International Relations, University of Southern California"Any student who seeks a foundation of knowledge about religion and global politics, in using this revised text, will be learning at the feet of one of the pioneers and masters of the field. Professor Fox leaves no stone unturned in covering both the theory and practice of religion in global politics in today's world." - Daniel Philpott, Professor, University of Notre Dame, Indiana.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Secularization and Functionalism: Predictions of Religion’s Decline, and Irrelevance Chapter 3: Religious Identity Chapter 4: Religious Worldviews, Beliefs, Doctrines, and Theologies Chapter 5: Religious Legitimacy Chapter 6: Religious Institutions and Political Mobilization Chapter 7: Rational Religion Chapter 8: Religious Fundamentalism Chapter 9: Religion and Conflict Chapter 10: Government Religion Policy 1: Official Policies and Supporting Religion Chapter 11: Government Religion Policy 2: Restrictions, Regulation, Control and Discrimination Chapter 12: Political Secularism Chapter 13: Religious Freedom Chapter 14: Religion in International Relations Chapter 15: Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis Companion examines contemporary challenges in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) and offers practical solutions to these problems.Bringing together chapters from new and established global scholars, the volume explores and critiques the foundations of Peace and Conflict Studies in an effort to advance the discipline in light of contemporary local and global actors. The book examines the following eight specific components of Peace and Conflict Studies: Peace and conflict studies praxis Structureagency tension as it relates to social justice, nonviolence, and relationship building Gender, masculinity, and sexuality The role of partnerships and allies in racial, ethnic, and religious peacebuilding Culture and identity Critical and emancipatory peacebuilding International conflict transformation and peacebuilding Global responses to conflict. It argues that new critical and emaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Peace and conflict studies in the 21st century: Theory, substance, and practiceSean Byrne, Thomas Matyók, Imani Michelle Scott, and Jessica SenehiPART IPeace and conflict studies praxis (theory and practice)1 Conflict transformationHo Won Jeong 2 Connecting theory and practice in the peace and conflict studies fieldLouis Kriesberg 3 Theory-building in peace and conflict studies: The storytelling methodologyJessica Senehi 4 The peacebuilding spaces of local actorsWendy Kroeker 5 Peace studies and conflict resolutionPatrick G. Coy, Landon E. Hancock, and Anuj GurungPART IIStructure-agency, social justice, nonviolence, and relationship building 6 Assessing peace and conflict studies praxis in reconciling agency and structural sources of severe sociopolitical polarizationFrederic Pearson and Marie Olson Lounsbery 7 Peace education and youth: A scholarship of engagement study infusing mentorship and the artsAlexia Georgakopoulos, Charles Goesel, and Kristie Jo Redfering 8 Unproductive challenges that impede international environmental conflict intervention effortsBrian Polkinghorn and Brittany Foutz 9 Local peacebuilders’ ownership development in Southeast AsiaSungYong Lee10 Foreign peacebuilding intervention and emancipatory local agency for social justiceSean Byrne and Chuck ThiessenPART IIIGender, masculinity, and sexuality11 Sex trafficking and peace: How patriarchy normalizes direct and structural violenceFranke Wilmer12 A holistic approach to addressing gender, violence, health, and peaceIzzeldin Abuelaish and Paula Godoy-Ruiz13 Peace and quiet or not-so-quiet: Gender, rurality, and women’s grassroots peacebuildingRobin Neustaeter14 Protesting vulnerability and vulnerability as protest: Gender, migration, and strategies of resistanceLisa McLean15 Missing discourses: Recognizing disability and LGBTQ+ communities in conflict transformationRebecca Shea Irvine and Nancy HansenPART IVPartnership and allies in racial, ethnic, and religious peacebuilding16 Nonviolent social movements: Advancing justice on paths to peaceJodi Dueck-Read17 Engaging students in humanitarian action using enduring questions: A Jesuit approachJanie Leatherman and Kathryn Nantz18 Post-traumatic stress disorder and cognitive imperialism: The lost roles of male Indigenous protectors and providers, and their effects on familyBrian Rice19 Religion and peaceful relations: Negotiating the sacredNathan Funk and Yelena Gyulkhandanyan20 Conflict intervention and reflexive evaluationJay RothmanPART VCulture and identity21 Interactive conflict resolution, identity, and cultureRonald J. Fisher22 Identity matters: Social identity and social changeCelia Cook-Huffman23 Making peace profitable: Introducing peaceology as the cultural and identity building blocks of a new peaceful world industry, beginning in ChicagoPeter K. B. St. Jean24 Peacebuilding in response to migration: From securitization to peace in the context of the crisis for migrants in EuropeGillian Wylie25 Commissioning educators: The United Nations’ call to advance global peace through teaching intercultural communicationImani Michelle ScottPART VICritical and emancipatory peacebuilding26 Rethinking international peacebuildingNecla Tschirgi27 Youth, peace, and security: Global trends and a Colombian case studyLesley J. Pruitt28 Joint civil–military interaction: A unity-of-aim method for peacebuildingThomas Matyók and Sven Stauder29 The paradox of complexity in peace and conflict studies: Indigenous culture, identity, and peacebuildingPaul Nicolas Cormier30 Innovations: Critical peace education and yogic peace educationKaterina StandishPART VIIInternational conflict transformation and peacebuilding31 Conflict metanarratives and peacebuildingStephen Ryan32 Engaging the root causes of past violence in Ireland: Ethical education for liberationJohnston McMaster and Cathy Higgins33 Buying time in a crisis: The UN Secretary-General and multiplex mediation in a multipolar nuclear worldThomas E. Boudreau and Anthony Yost34 Human security and peacebuilding: Critical tools for operationalizing human rights in the post-Cold War worldKenneth Christie and Robert J. Hanlon35 Transforming ethnic conflict: Building peace and diversity management in divided societiesMitja ŽagarPART VIIIGlobal responses to conflict36 And what about the African Americans? Peace and conflict studies neglect of the intractable conflict related to systemic racism in the United StatesImani Michelle Scott37 Peacebuilding techniques or praxisStephanie P. Stobbe38 Global responses to armed conflict: The menacing multi-dimensionality of peacebuilding under conditions of state fragilityFletcher D. Cox39 Major processes and structures of conflict management and global governancePaul F. Diehl, J. Michael Greig, and Andrew P. Owsiak40 Robust peacekeeping: The most appropriate operational paradigm to address contemporary UN peacekeeping and civilian protection challengesKofi Nsia-Pepra41 New era in global security: When peace means global complex operationsYvan Yenda IlungaConclusionsCritical peace and conflict studies emancipated?Sean Byrne, Thomas Matyók, Imani Michelle Scott, and Jessica SenehiIndex

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Book SynopsisLed by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE has become deeply embedded in the contemporary system of international power, politics, and policy-making. Only an independent state since 1971, the seven emirates that constitute the UAE represent not only the most successful Arab federal experiment but also the most durable. However, the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath underscored the continuing imbalance between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and the five northern emirates. Meanwhile, the post-2011 security crackdown revealed the acute sensitivity of officials in Abu Dhabi to social inequalities and economic disparities across the federation. The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics, and Policymaking charts the various processes of state formation and political and economic development that have enabled the UAE to emerge as a significant regional power and major player in the post Arab Spring reordering of Middle East and North African Politics, as well as the closest partnerTrade ReviewA comprehensive and interesting assessment of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is provided inthis volume of seven chapters. The topics covered, which are thoroughly referenced, include State Formation, Politics, Economics, International Relations, and Security...This book is essential reading for administrators both within the UAE and abroad who wish to gain a better understanding the myriad of issues that are of economic, political and security nature, and a vital source of reference for scholars of international relations.Vivian Louis Forbes, NISCSS, Haikou, PRC in Journal of the Indian Ocean RegionTable of Contents1.Introduction 2.State Formation 3. Politics 4. Economics 5. International Relations 6. Security 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisEthics and international Relations (IR), once considered along the margins of the IR field, has emerged as one of the most eclectic and interdisciplinary research areas today. Yet the same diversity that enriches this field also makes it a difficult one to characterize. Is it, or should it only be, the social-scientific pursuit of explaining and understanding how ethics influences the behaviours of actors in international relations? Or, should it be a field characterized by what the world should be like, based on philosophical, normative and policy-based arguments? This Handbook suggests that it can actually be both, as the contributions contained therein demonstrate how those two conceptions of ethics and international relations are inherently linked. Seeking to both provide an overview of the field and to drive debates forward, this Handbook is framed by an opening chapter providing a concise and accessible overview of the complex history of the field of ethics and IR, and Trade Review"This is a comprehensive and wide-ranging collection which without neglecting traditional subjects such as Just War and Global Justice also covers more recent concerns such as post-colonialism, the emotions and environmentalism. It will be an invaluable teaching resource." - Chris Brown, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science"Steele and Heinze have assembled an indispensable resource. Scholars, teachers, students, and general interest readers will find this to be the best one-stop reference for the field of ethics and international relations. Comprehensive in scope, rich in detail, and masterful in interpretation, the Handbook gives voice to a wide range of contributors, all of whom share their expertise with clarity and spirit." - Joel H. Rosenthal, President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 A history of ethics in international relations Philosophical Foundations Philosophical Foundations 2 Kantian Themes in Ethics and International Relations 3 Global Egalitarianism 4 Collective Responsibility 5 Latin American Views on the Construction and Implementation of the International Norm Responsibility to Protect 6 Agency, Explanation and Ethics in International Relations IR theory IR theory 7 Hunting the state of nature: Race and ethics in postcolonial international relations 8 Social constructivism and international ethics 9 Truth and power, uncertainty and catastrophe: Ethics in IR realism 10 Ethics and feminist International Relations theory 11 Critical international ethics: Knowing/acting differently Security and the ethics of war Security and the ethics of war 12 Morgenthau and the ethics of realism 13 Ethics and critical security studies 14 Tradition-based approaches to the study of the ethics of war 15 How should just war theory be revised? Reductive versus relational individualism 16 Critical approaches to the ethics of war Ethics and institutions Ethics and institutions 17 Historical context 18 Justice: Constitution and critique 19 The ethical terrain of international human rights: From invoking dignity to practicing recognition 20 International law and ethics Intervention and sovereignty Intervention and sovereignty 21 Historical thinking about human protection: Insights from Vattel 22 The global ethics of humanitarian action 23 The responsibility to protect: The evolution of a hollow norm 24 Right intent on humanitarian intervention Vulnerability in international relations Vulnerability in international relations 25 Transnational migration and the construction of vulnerability 26 At a crossroads: Health and vulnerability in the era of AIDS 27 Climate change, sustainable development, and vulnerability 28 Climate change and island populations IPE and the ethics of global economy IPE and the ethics of global economy 29 The ethics of alternative finance: Governing, resisting and rethinking the limits of finance 30 Decolonial global justice: A critique of the ethics of the global economy 31 Gender, nature and the ethics of finance in a racialized global (political) economy 32 Biofuels and the ethics of global governance: experimentalism, disagreement, politics Religion and International Ethics Religion and International Ethics 33 Adam Smith’s Ambiguous Theodicy and the Ethics of IPE 34 Religion, Emotions and Conflict EscalationMona Kanwal Sheikh35 Solidarity beyond religious and secular: political ontology as an ethical framework 36 Ethics from the Underside 37 Ibn Khaldun and the Wealth of Civilizations 38 The Futures of Ethics and International Relations

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Book SynopsisIt has become commonplace to observe the growing pervasiveness and impact of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). And yet the three central approaches in International Relations (IR) theory, Liberalism, Realism and Constructivism, overlook or ignore the importance of NGOs, both theoretically and politically.Offering a timely reappraisal of NGOs, and a parallel reappraisal of theory in IRthe academic discipline entrusted with revealing and explaining world politics, this book uses practice theory, global governance, and new institutionalism to theorize NGO accountability and analyze the history of NGOs. This study uses evidence from empirical data from Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia and from studies that range across the issue-areas of peacebuilding, ethnic reconciliation, and labor rights to show IR theory has often prejudged and misread the agency of NGOs. Drawing together a group of leading international relations theorists, Trade ReviewNGOs have been challenging international relations theory for some time, and this essential volume clearly articulates the many ways it has. More importantly, it also charts a path for future theorizing. Michael Barnett, University Professor of International Affairs and Political Science, George Washington UniversityThis new volume on NGOs provides a root and branch critique of how all the major IR theories overlook the politics of NGOs. Redeploying core themes of power and practice, it provides an in-depth understanding of the global order, locating the ‘bridging’ role that NGOs play for many issues and across many societies. The chapters offer new insights into the strategies and impacts of NGOs in international affairs, and the conclusion synthesizes the various ways in which NGOs force radical reorientations of IR theory. This book should be read by any student or scholar of international relations. Anthony F. Lang, Jr., Chair in International Political Theory and Director of the Centre for Global Constitutionalism, University of St Andrews"The NGO Challenge for International Relations Theory is an important and thought-provoking book that consolidates multiple perspectives and offers sound and novel advice for NGO researchers. It will primarily interest doctoral students and faculty specializing in NGO studies, as well as IR theorists concerned with ontology, epistemology, and methodology."George E. Mitchell, The Powell School of the City College of New YorkTable of ContentsPART 1: Introduction: 1. William E. DeMars and Dennis Dijkzeul – NGOing: Practice, Bridging and Power PART 2: Theory 2. Morten Skumsrud Andersen – How to Study NGOs in Practice: A Relational Approach, 3. Karen A. Mingst and James P. Muldoon, Jr. – Global Governance and NGOs: Reconceptualizing International Relations for the 21st Century, 4. Anna Ohanyan – Network Institutionalism: A New Synthesis for NGO Studies PART 3: Crosscutting Evidence: History, Region, Accountability 5. Bob Reinalda – The Coevolution of Non-Governmental and Intergovernmental Organizations in Historical Perspective, 6. Elizabeth A. Bloodgood – Being an NGO in the OECD, 7. Cristina M. Balboa – The Legitimacy and Accountability of International NGOs PART 4: Case Evidence: NGOs and Networks 8. Shareen Hertel – The Theoretical and Practical Implications of Public/Private Partnerships for Labor Rights Advocacy 9. Patrice C. McMahon – NGOs in Peacebuilding: High Expectations, Mixed Results 10. William E. DeMars – Follow the Partners, 11. Dennis Dijkzeul – Heart of Paradox: War, Rape and NGOs in the DR Congo PART 5: Conclusions and Implications 12. William E. DeMars and Dennis Dijkzeul – Conclusions and Implications: NGO Research and International Relations Theory

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of AfricaAsia Relations is the first handbook aimed at studying the interactions between countries across Africa and Asia in a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive way. Providing a balanced discussion of historical and on-going processes which have both shaped and changed intercontinental relations over time, contributors take a thematic approach to examine the ways in which we can conceptualise these two very different, yet inextricably linked areas of the world.Using comparative examples throughout, the chronological sections cover: Early colonialist contacts between Africa and Asia; Modern AsiaAfrica interactions through diplomacy, political networks and societal connections; AfricaAsia contemporary relations, including increasing economic, security and environmental cooperation.This handbook grapples with major intellectual questions, defines current research, and projects future agendas of inveTable of ContentsIntroduction: Part I. Africa and Asia Early Contacts From early colonialism 1. Africa and Asia diaspora: Reconstructing a Neglected History - Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba and Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni 2. Iberian trade and slave connections - Daniel Domigues da Silva Late colonialism 3. Lost and Found: Sovereignties and State Formations in Africa and Asia - Kwame Nimako 4. South Asian Muslims in East Africa - Iqbal S. Akhtar Postcolonial interactions 5. Religion and Development in Africa and Asia - Jörg Haustein and Emma Tomalin 6. Nationalism in Africa and Asia - Christopher J. Lee Part II. Asia-Africa Modern Interactions Diplomatic and political exchanges 7. The Discourse of Datsu-A Ron: Japan and Africa in the Network of Modern History and Contemporary Politics – Kweku Ampiah 8. The Role of Aid in South Korea’s Relations with Africa during the Cold War - Hyo-sook Kim 9. Asia-Africa Political and Diplomatic Interactions: 1970-1990 - Sanjukta Bhattacharya 10. From Bandung to BRICS: Afro-Asian Relations in the 21st Century - Seifudein Adem and Darryl Thomas Political-economic connections 11. Africa’s rising commodity export dependency on China – Alicia Garcia-Herrero and Carlos Casanova 12. Bridging Asia with Africa: The case of Malaysia - Evelyn S. Devadason and VGR Chandran Govindaraju 13. Navigating the ‘One China’ Policy: South Africa, Taiwan and China – Yejoo Kim and Ross Anthony Societal-level interactions 14. Africa-Asia relations in Academic Network Formation - Takuo Iwata 15. Dreaming Afrasia: An Essay on Afro-Asian Relations in Space-Time Perspectives - Yoichi Mine 16. The Role of Islam in Forging Linkages between Africa and Asia from the 1970s: The Case of Islamic Relief and Development Support - Mayke Kaag 17. Civil Society and the Rise of NGOs in Africa and Asia Parallel Trajectories? – David M. Potter 18. Education and Gender in the Global South: Inadequate Policy Environment at the Confluence - Emefa Juliet Takyi-Amoako Part III. Africa-Asia Contemporary Relations Economic and development cooperation 19. BRICS in Africa and Human Rights - Ian Taylor 20. Contemporary Sino-Africa Relations - Chun Zhang 21. Asia in Lusophone Africa – Carmen Amado Mendes 22. Africa-Asia Regional Partnerships and South-South Development Cooperation – Annette Skovsted Hansen 23. Asia and Africa and Post 2015 Development Agenda – Shalini Chawla Security and governance 24. Religions, (In) security in Africa and Asia - Jeffrey Haynes 25. The Land-Water-Food-Energy Nexus: Green and Blue Water Dynamics in Contemporary Africa-Asia Relations - Larry Swatuk 26. Developments in European Union-Africa Relations and their Implications for Asia - Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira and Alena Vysotskaya Vieira Migration, environment and politics 27. Migration and Global Politics in Africa and Asia: Patterns and Drivers of Change Throughout Time – Pedro Amakasu Raposo Carvalho 28. Asian Stakes In Africa’s Natural Resources Industries And Prospects For Sustainable Development – Thomas Feldhoff 29. New Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons - Pablo Shiladitya Bose Conclusion: Africa-Asia / Asia-Africa Relations: Continuity and Change

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Book SynopsisAsia is a complex and diverse continent, which has seen the scope and pace of transformation increase rapidly over the past 30 years. In turn, the economic growth and social change seen in the region, combined with new global security profiles and environmental challenges, have contributed to placing Asia at the forefront of international affairs. This Handbook brings together leading scholars of different disciplines, including Politics and International Relations, Security Studies and Law, to provide a comprehensive analysis of both the prospects and problems which have emerged from Asia's rise. Examining how developments across the continent have influenced global politics and how the region has responded to the international community in the modern era, the sections cover: Major actors in Asian politics, especially China, Japan and India, International relations in Asia and intra-Asian tensions Special issues of worldTable of ContentsIntroduction and Overview, Teh-Kuang Chang and Angelin Chang PART I Major Actors in Asian Politics 1. China in the Global Political Economy, Thomas G. Moore 2. The Evolution of China’s Political Ideology from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping, Winberg Chai and May-lee Chai 3. Broken Ties: Japan’s Semi-Official Diplomacy towards China under the DPJ Government, Karol Zakowski 4. Developmental States in Asia: Change and Transformation, Darryl Stuart Jarvis and Toby Carroll 5. Mongolian Foreign Relations under 25 Years of Democracy, Alicia Campi 6. National Development of Singapore, Chua Beng Huat 7. Politics of Regional Integration in South Asia: India, China, and other Actors, Arunoday Bajpai PART II International Relations in Asia 8. ASEAN and the Challenge of Multilateralism in the Asia Pacific, Shaun Narine 9. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): Challenges and Prospects, Steven Ratuva 10. The United States and the Taiwan Time Bomb, Ted Galen Carpenter 11. America’s Response to Xi Jinping’s Challenges in Asia, Robert Sutter PART III Special Issues of World Politics in Asia 12. The European Union and the People’s Republic of China’s Attitudes Towards the Middle East: Convergent and Divergent Political Interests, Przemyslaw Osiewicz 13. Gender and Conflict in East Asia, Erik Melander and Elin Bjarnegård 14. The Sources of South Asian Doctrine: Offensive Biases in Organizational Culture, Brent Thomas Gerchicoff 15. Sanctions and Emerging Powers: Examining the Indian and Chinese Stance, Rishika Chauhan 16. Globalization and Government Effectiveness in Asia, Haroon Khan 17. Pyongyang-Tehran-Damascus: The Unshaken Alliance, Alon Levkowitz

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Book SynopsisAs the UK and many other western societies face up to the consequences of a rapidly increasing prison population, so the search for alternative approaches to punishment and dealing with offenders has become an increasingly urgent priority for government policy and society as a whole. This book reports the results of the research programme commissioned by the Coulsfield Inquiry into Alternatives to Prison, which was funded by the Esmée Fairbairn 'Rethinking Crime and Punishment' initiative. It is written by leading authorities in the field, and provides a comprehensive, authoritative and wide-ranging review of the range of issues associated with the use of noncustodial sanctions, examining experiences in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales.Trade Review'Alternatives to Prison: options for an insecure society will prove to be a quite valuable title in the field of criminology, and specifically it will come to be seen as an invaluable text in the domain of penology and sentencing. Not only have the editors drawn a strong indictment of the multiple drawbacks to imprisonment save in the cases of violent offences or offenders, they have done so in a way that is sensitive to and responsive to the needs of a collectivity that believes itself to be 'insecure', whatever may be the true state of affairs, at least as may be judged by statistics and surveys'. – Gilles Renaud, Ontario Court of Justice, Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal JusticeTable of ContentsPreface 1. How Did We Get Here? 2. Trends in Crime, Victimisation and Punishment 3. Empirical Research Relevant to Sentencing Frameworks 4. Public Opinion and Community Penalties 5. Punishment as Communication 6. Diversionary and Nonsupervisory Approaches to Dealing with Offenders 7. Reparative and Restorative Approaches 8. Rehabilitative and Reintegrative Approaches 9. Electronic Monitoring and the Community Supervision of Offenders 10. Dealing with Substance-misusing Offenders in the Community 11. Intensive Projects for Prolific/Persistent Offenders 12. What Guides Sentencing Decisions? 13. Sentence Management 14. Dimensions of Difference 15. Attitudes to Punishment in Two High-crime Communities 16. Pulling some threads together

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Book SynopsisIt examines how the United States does, and should, use limited military force and other means of influencing adversaries. It reviews when limited force can, and cannot, work. It examines a range of current challenges, including those of guerrilla groups, minor powers armed with nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.Trade Review'Anyone wanting to know why the exercise of US power often doesn't work must read Byman and Waxman's excellent The Dynamics of Coercion; its analysis of US domestic politics and foreign coercion (in coalitions in particular) is clear, coherent and full of good sense.' The Guardian'… this carefully researched and well-argued work will be of great interest to those concerned with the realities and specific challenges of post-Cold War UK foreign policy implementation.' Journal of Peace ResearchTable of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. Coercive Strategy Making: 2. The theory of coercion; 3. Coercive Mechanisms; 4. Coercive instruments; Part II. The Context of Coercion Today: 5. Domestic politics and coercion; 6. Coercion and coalitions; 7. Humanitarian coercion and non-state actors; 8. Weapons of mass destruction and US coercion; Part III. The Future of US Coercion.

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Book SynopsisHow profitable is it for world order to transfer the legal and political principles, which sustain order within states to the domain of relations between states? This has been one of the central and most contentious questions in the study of international relations. The term 'domestic analogy' refers to the idea that inter-state relations are amenable to the same type of institutional control as the relations of individuals and groups within states. In this study Dr Suganami discusses the role the domestic analogy has played in proposals about world order, peace, justice and welfare in the period since 1814. As well as analysing the ideas of major writers on international law and relations, Hidemi Suganami examines the creation of the League of Nations, the United Nations and its agencies, and the European Community - all of which have sprung from the domestic analogy. The Domestic Analogy and World Order Proposals makes an important contribution to the history of ideas about world ordTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The domestic analogy debate: a preliminary outline; 2. The range and types of the domestic analogy; 3. Some nineteenth-century examples; 4. Contending doctrines of the Hague Peace Conferences period; 5. The impact of the Great War; 6. The effect of the failure of the League on attitudes towards the domestic analogy; 7. The domestic analogy in the establishment of the United Nations; 8. The domestic analogy in contemporary international thought; 9. The domestic analogy and world order proposals: typology and appraisal; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index of personal names; Subject index.

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