International Relations
Middle Powers in Asia Pacific Multilateralism
A Differential Framework
Drawing on insights from differentiation theory, this book examines the participation of middle powers in multilateralism. Taking Australia, Indonesia and South Korea as examples, it sets out a valuable new framework to explain and understand the behaviour of middle powers in multilateralism.
Modi and the Reinvention of Indian Foreign Policy
This book examines the motivations and impact of Narendra Modi’s attempt to reinvent Indian foreign policy to align with Hindu nationalist ideology.
Narrating China and Europe in Uncertain Times
Unravelling the narratives surrounding EU–China relations, this book sheds light on how these diverse and often contradictory perspectives can play a crucial role in shaping decisions and warns of their influence on policy making.
Navigating the Local
Politics of Peacebuilding in Lebanese Municipalities
Covering three Lebanese municipalities with striking sectarian diversity, Saida, Bourj Hammoud and Tyre, this book investigates the ways in which local service delivery, local interactions and vertical relationships matter in building peace.
A New Cold War
US-China Relations in the 21st Century
This book illustrates how the relationship between the US and China has long been a "marriage of convenience" , but we might be close to the end of it. They are locked in a "new type of cold war" where mechanisms of deterrence and competition differ compared to those of the Cold War, and which makes the return of bloc politics possible.
The New Constructivism in International Relations Theory
Tracing constructivist work on culture, identity and norms within the historical, geographical and professional contexts of world politics, this book makes the case for new constructivist approaches to international relations scholarship.
New Developments in Urban Governance
Rethinking Collaboration in the Age of Austerity
Presenting the findings of a major Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) project into urban austerity governance in eight cities across the world, this book offers comparative reflections on the myriad experiences of collaborative governance and its limitations.
New Directions in Women, Peace and Security
This groundbreaking edited book engages vexed and vexing questions about the future of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, balancing analysis of emerging trends with reflections from those at the forefront of policy and practice.
Parliamentary Diplomacy of Taiwan in Comparative Perspective
Against Isolation and Under-representation
Through a comparative perspective, and using evidence from the relations of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan with the US Congress and the European Parliament, this book assesses both the potentials and the constraints of parliamentary diplomacy for Taiwan.
Patterns of Sustaining Peace
The Complex Impact of Peacebuilding Institutions in Post-Conflict Societies
This book explores how to establish peace in societies recovering from large-scale, armed conflicts by introducing a sustaining ‘peace scale’ as a continuous measure for peacebuilding success.
The Political Formulation of Policy Solutions
Arguments, Arenas, and Coalitions
In this book, an international group of public policy scholars revisit the stage of formulating policy solutions by investigating the basic political dimensions inherent to this critical phase of the policy process.
Post-Liberal Statebuilding in Central Asia
Imaginaries, Discourses and Practices of Social Ordering
Drawing on decolonial perspectives on peace, statehood and development, this illuminating book examines post-liberal statebuilding in Central Asia. Through its analysis, the book highlights the problem with assumptions about liberal democracy, modern statehood and capitalist development as the standard template for post-conflict countries.