Description
Book SynopsisThis book examines how two middle powers, Australia and Canada, are grappling with the difficult process of relocating themselves in the rapidly changing international economy.
Trade ReviewA welcome addition to the literature on the comparative study of Canadian and Australian foreign policy, this book also serves as a timely counter to the wave of literature exploring the “new world order” role of the United States; it reminds us that other players are present and can shape events. -- Lawrence T. Woods * Canadian Book Review Annual *
This well-organized and clearly written book succeeds in establishing that a focus on the intellectual and entrepreneurial leadership of middle powers yields a significant gain in explanatory power when used to complement more orthodox approaches to the collective action problems inherent to forging cooperative international institutions. For those seeking an antidote to the great power chauvinism and often parochial character of much American scholarship on questions of leadership, hegemony, cooperation and world order,
Relocating Middle Powers provides an informative and provocative alternative. -- David P. Rapkin * American Political Science Review *
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Leadership, Followership, and Middle Powers in International Politics: A Reappraisal
2 Changing with the International Agenda: State Reorganization and Middle Power Diplomacy
3 The Multilateral Economic Agenda: The Cairns Group and the Uruguay Round
4 The Regional Economic Agenda: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and North American Free Trade
5 The Security Agenda: Coalition-building and the Gulf Conflict
6 Addressing the Widening Global Agenda: Australian and Canadian Perspectives Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
