Format:
xii, 239 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9781138614871
Series Statement:
IR theory and practice in Asia
Content:
"The term 'middle power' is conceptually fragile. Some scholars have even argued for abandoning it. This book argues that the concept needs to be analysed more profoundly and that new analytical tools need to be developed to better understand the phenomenon. The traditional approach, based on Western states, is insufficient and has become increasingly irrelevant in a transformed global environment. Instead of drawing from a single theory of international relations, the contributors have chosen to build upon a wide range of theories in a deliberate demonstration of analytic eclecticism. A pluralistic approach provides stronger explanations while remaining analytically and intellectually rigorous. Many of the theory contributions are reconsidering how the largely 'Western' bases of such theorizing need revising in light of the 'emerging Middle Powers', many of which are in Asia. Presenting a strong argument for studying middle powers, this book explores both the theory and empirical applications of the concept by rethinking the definition and characteristics of middle powers using a range of case studies. It examines changes in the study of middle powers over the last decade, proposing to look at the concept of middle powers in a coherent and inclusive manner. Finally it aims to further the discussion on the evolution of the international system and provides sound conclusions about the theoretical usefulness and empirical evolution of middle powers today"--
Content:
Middle powers : a comprehensive definition and typology / Tanguy Struye de Swielande -- The historical determination of the middle power concept / Gabriele Abbondanza -- Defining middle powers through IR theory : three images / Thomas Wilkins -- Interlocutors for peace? Bringing middle powers in from the theoretical cold / Allan Patience and Chiraag Roy -- Middle powers in the agency-structure debate / Frederica de Pantz -- Too big to fit? Locating "rising powers" regarding the middle power category / Joan Deas -- Interrogating middle powers' behaviour / Catherine Jones -- Faith no more : reflections on the distinction between traditional and emerging middle powers / Eduard Jordaan -- Middle power assertiveness as a behavioural model in foreign policy / Andriy Tyushka -- Middle powers and power shifts : Australian foreign policy towards Japan and China / David Walton -- Adjusting the middle to fit the frame : Canada in the changing global order / Jeremy Paltiel and Kim Richard Nossal -- India : breaking out of the middle power straitjacket? / Emilian Kavalski -- The case of Pakistan: middlepowermanship as a role / Dorothée Vandamme -- The Singapore paradox : the "little red dot" as a "middle power" / Lam Peng Er -- Meddling middle powers : can diplomacy crack the North Korean conundrum? / Virginie Grzelczyk -- Middle power hybridisation and China / Jonathan Ping
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780429463846
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Asien
;
Mittelstaat
;
Internationale Politik
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Struye de Swielande, Tanguy 1973-
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