{"product_id":"middle-powers-in-asia-and-europe-in-the-21st-century-9781793605641","title":"Middle Powers in Asia and Europe in the 21st","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume presents three claims regarding the role of middle powers in the 21st Century: first, states aspiring to become or remain middle powers choose from three possible role: to be a global middle powers; to be a regional pivot; or to be a niche leader. Second, states seeking such roles need different mixes of hard and soft power sources. Third, more so than great or small powers, middle powers walk a thin line between the domestic and systemic pressures they face. In this volume, these claims are based on (comparative) case studies of Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, and Turkey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pioneers in the revival of the concept of Middle Power, Giacomello and Verbeek offer a valuable and wide-ranging collection of country case studies. Theoretically eclectic and empirically rich, the individual chapters cover states in the Middle East, Europe, and East Asia, introducing concepts such as ‘niche power’ and ‘regional pivot’, and exploring issue areas from naval power and energy security to banking, environmental policy, humanitarian aid, and military intervention. Given the authors’ claim that the number of Middle Powers has grown even in the last decade, this volume should be of interest to scholars of comparative foreign policy and international politics.” -- Matthew Evangelista, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Middle Powers as the Ugly Duckling of International Relations Theory - Giampiero Giacomello and Bertjan Verbeek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Maritime Power as the Quintessential Source of Middle Power Status\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavide Ghermandi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: ‘Peaceful nature,’ Norwegians Believe It, But Do Others Too? The Effects of National Role Conceptions on Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoaz de Rooij\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Aspiring and Reluctant Middle Powers? Italy’s and Germany’s Defense Reforms after the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFabrizio Coticchia and Francesco Moro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Germany and Japan: Great or Middle Powers in Global Banking Regulation? - Sara Konoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: South Korea’s Role as an Emerging Middle Power amongst Security Concerns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarco Milani and Federica de Pantz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: From Regionalism to Realpolitik: The Rise and Fall of Turkey as a Middle Power in the Middle East\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAylin Gürzel and Eyüp Ersoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Iran from Revolutionary to Behavioral Middle Power. Understanding the Effects of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeda Shahnoori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8:‘The Bigger of the Smaller States’ – Dutch Foreign Policy in Constant Search of a Relevant Role on the World Stage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBertjan Verbeek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Sweden: Small State, Middle Power, or Moral Superpower?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohan Eriksson \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiampiero Giacomello and Bertjan Verbeek","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042616541527,"sku":"9781793605641","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793605641.jpg?v=1750954867","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/middle-powers-in-asia-and-europe-in-the-21st-century-9781793605641","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}