In light of recent global trends and crises, including the hasty withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, this book sheds new light on global power shifts in multiple areas of international relations between industrialized countries and emerging powers.This book argues that “the global age” is rapidly supplanting “the modern age”, and that modernity is paving the way for globality. The events that are taking place in the 21stcentury can no longer be effectively described, understood or explained by the concept of modernity which...
In light of recent global trends and crises, including the hasty withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan and the Russian war of aggression again...
The study of power is the nucleus of political science and international relations. As a shift of power from traditional industrial countries to emerging powers has been perceived since the turn of the century, this book aims to present innovative theoretical and empirical approaches that can increase our understanding of this transition. Scholars from the fields of international relations, international political economy, economics and security studies not only explore current theoretical debates on 'power' and 'power shifts' among entities, but also provide fresh insights into relevant...
The study of power is the nucleus of political science and international relations. As a shift of power from traditional industrial countries to emerg...
This volume examines why democratization and military reforms stagnate in newly democratizing countries. It blends historical, ideational, cultural and structural explanatory factors to analyze the trajectories of military reform in Indonesia and Nigeria.
This volume examines why democratization and military reforms stagnate in newly democratizing countries. It blends historical, ideational, cultural an...
The study of power is the nucleus of political science and international relations. As a shift of power from traditional industrial countries to emerging powers has been perceived since the turn of the century, this book aims to present innovative theoretical and empirical approaches that can increase our understanding of this transition. Scholars from the fields of international relations, international political economy, economics and security studies not only explore current theoretical debates on 'power' and 'power shifts' among entities, but also provide fresh insights into relevant...
The study of power is the nucleus of political science and international relations. As a shift of power from traditional industrial countries to emerg...
This volume seeks to explain why democratization and military reforms stagnate in newly democratizing countries. The contributions blend historical, ideational, cultural and structural explanatory factors to analyze the trajectories of military reform in Indonesia and Nigeria, two major regional powers that share many structural commonalities. In the tradition of the literature on security sector reform (SSR), the book not only scrutinizes executive initiatives toward military reform, but also provides ample coverage of societal actors. Findings show that while military reform is stagnating...
This volume seeks to explain why democratization and military reforms stagnate in newly democratizing countries. The contributions blend historical, i...
This two-volume project provides a multi-sectoral perspective over the EU's external projections from traditional as well as critical theoretical and institutional perspectives, and is supported by numerous case studies covering the whole extent of the EU's external relations. The aim is to strive to present new approaches as well as detailed background studies in analyzing the EU as a global actor.
Volume 1: The first volume "Theoretical and Institutional Approaches to the EU's External Relations" addresses the EU's overall external post-Lisbon Treaty presence both globally...
This two-volume project provides a multi-sectoral perspective over the EU's external projections from traditional as well as critical theoretical a...