International Relations 2021-22 HIGHLIGHTS CONCEPTS AT WORK
RED CHAMBER, WORLD DREAM
On the Linguistic Infrastructure of World Politics Edited by Piki Ish-Shalom
Actors, Audience, and Agendas in Chinese Foreign Policy and Beyond Jing Sun
Jun 2021 240pp 9780472132447 Hardback US$75.00
May 2021 224pp 9780472054862 Paperback US$29.95
In this fascinating collection, Piki Ish-Shalom and the contributors interrogate the ‘conceptions of concepts' in international relations. Using theoretical frameworks, the authors show that not interrogating the meaning of the language we use to talk about international relations obscures the way we understand IR.
AID IMPERIUM
United States Foreign Policy and Human Rights in Post-Cold War Southeast Asia Salvador Santino F. Regilme, Jr. Nov 2021 328pp 9780472132782 Hardback US$80.00
Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
Deploying global numerical data on US foreign aid and comparative historical analysis of America's post-Cold War foreign policies in Southeast Asia, this book provides the most comprehensive explanation that links US strategic assistance to physical integrity rights outcomes in recipient countries.
THE ART OF GETTING MORE BACK IN DIPLOMACY
Negotiation Lessons from North Korea, China, Libya, and the United Nations Eric N. Richardson Oct 2021 208pp 9780472055067 Paperback US$29.95 9780472075065 Hardback US$80.00
Presents case studies from international negotiations in which the author participated that can help illustrate the tactics and theories of each type of negotiation, and to make students in law, business, and other fields into better negotiators.
9780472074860 Hardback US$75.00
Chinese president Xi Jinping is most famously associated with his ‘Chinese Dream’ campaign, envisioning a great rejuvenation of the nation. This book represents an interdisciplinary effort of deciphering the Chinese Dream and its global impact.
SECULAR POWER EUROPE AND ISLAM Identity and Foreign Policy Sarah Wolff Jun 2021 208pp 9780472132539 Hardback US$70.00
Argues that secularism is not the central principle of international relations but should be considered as one belief system that influences international politics. Through an exploration of Europe's secular identity, Sarah Wolff shows how Islam confronts the EU's existential anxieties about its security and its secular identity.
THE CAUSES OF POST-MOBILIZATION LEADERSHIP CHANGE AND CONTINUITY
DELEGATING RESPONSIBILITY
Vasili Rukhadze
Nicholas R. Micinski
Aug 2021 272pp 9780472132652 Hardback US$75.00
Jan 2022 240pp 9780472132829 Hardback US$70.00
A Comparative Analysis of Post-Color Revolution in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia
New Comparative Politics
Examines the factors that contributed to post-uprising leadership durability in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia in 2004-12. Using structured, focused comparison and process tracing, Vasili Rukhadze argues that the key independent variable influencing post-mobilization leadership durability is ruling coalition size and cohesion.
COALITION OF THE UNWILLING AND UNABLE
European Realignment and the Future of American Geopolitics John R. Deni Jan 2021 288pp 9780472132492 Hardback US$75.00
Why does the US need European allies, and why is it getting more difficult for those allies to partner with Washington? This book addresses the economic, demographic, political, and military trends that are fundamentally upending the ability and willingness of European allies to work with Washington.
International Cooperation on Migration in the European Union
Putting forward a new theory of international cooperation on international migration, the author explores the politics of migration in the European Union, and explains how and why the EU responded to the 2015–17 refugee crisis.
EUROPEAN-RUSSIAN POWER RELATIONS IN TURBULENT TIMES Edited by Mai’a K. Davis Cross & Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski
Apr 2021 296pp 9780472132287 Hardback US$75.00
Illuminates the nature of the deteriorating security relationship between Europe and Russia, and the key implications for its future. Contributors also draw out long-term lessons from this era of diplomatic degeneration to show how increasing cooperation between two regions can devolve into rapidly escalating conflict.