{"product_id":"harpers-world-9781487521783","title":"Harpers World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn examining the nuts and bolts of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s foreign policy universe between 2006 and 2015, \u003ci\u003eHarper’s World\u003c\/i\u003e turns to key foreign policy experts to break down and evaluate Harper’s international policies  from relations with China to his engagement with Canada’s Arctic region. In explaining both the what and the why of Harper’s foreign policy record, this book argues that the policy decisions of Harper’s Conservative government were primarily shaped and motivated by domestic, regional, and, most importantly, electoral calculations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing together Canada’s leading foreign policy specialists, \u003ci\u003eHarper’s World\u003c\/i\u003e identifies the push and pull factors of Harper’s approach to various Canadian foreign policy issues. This collection offers original analyses, factual evidence, case studies, and supporting documentation to shed light on Harper’s foreign policy orientation during\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Preface   Part I: Contextual Environment 1. Introduction: Stephen Harper and Canadian Foreign Policy Peter Mckenna   2. Primat der Wahlurne: Ideology and Politicization in Harper’s Foreign Policy Kim Richard Nossal   3. Bullies, Busy-work and Bureaucrats Inside `Fort Pearson’ During the Harper Years Peter Mckenna   Part II: Multilateral Perspectives    4. Stephen Harper’s Canada and the United Nations: A Tale Full of Sound and Fury? Alistair D. Edgar               5. International Climate Change Policy in the Harper Era Mark Winfield and Vanessa Scanga   6. Learning the Hard Way: Harper, Canadian Defence Policy and Combatting International Terror Jeffrey Rice and Stéfanie Von Hlatky                  7. Stephen Harper’s War in Afghanistan: Eagerly In, Cautiously Out Justin Massie   Part III: Bilateral and Regional Relationships   8. Stephen Harper and the Politics of Canada-U.S. Relations Duane Bratt   9. Trade in the Key of Blue: Canadian Economic Diplomacy in the Harper Years Asa Mckercher   10. The Recasting of the Arctic Sovereignty Theme: Assessing Harper’s Arctic Foreign Policy     Andrea Charron            11. Canada and the Americas: From Liberal to Conservative Internationalism Jean-Philippe Thérien, Gordon Mace and Hugo Lavoie-Deslongchamps             12. China Choices: The Harper Era and Its Legacy Paul Evans   13. Stephen Harper: “To Russia With Love”  David Carment with Milana Nikolko and Katarina Koleva   14. Canada and Israel Under the Harper Conservatives: Interpreting a Radical Shift in Foreign Policy Shaun Narine   15. The Harper Government and Sub-Saharan Africa: The End of Aspiration? David R. Black          Conclusion Contributors Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409149698391,"sku":"9781487521783","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487521783.jpg?v=1730505637","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/harpers-world-9781487521783","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}