Daniel Flemes - Regional Leadership in the Global System, 2010 [Lemurized] ACADEMIC

Ideas, Interests and Strategies of Regional Powers
Regional Leadership in the Global System
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Imprint: Ashgate
Published: May 2010
Format: 234 x 156 mm
Extent: 406 pages
Binding: Hardback
Other editions: ebook PDF, ebook ePUB
ISBN: 978-0-7546-7912-7
ISBN Short: 9780754679127
BL Reference: 341.2'4-dc22
LoC Control No: 2009047650

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Edited by Daniel Flemes, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Germany
We assume that the ideas, interests and strategies of regional powers are highly significant variables, with the power to influence foreign policy. Yet while comparative research projects involving OECD-countries are fairly common, comparative research integrating developing regions is still rare, despite the fact that these countries are among the key actors of the twenty-first century.

This collection emphasizes the role of regional powers in intra-regional, interregional and global contexts, analyzing the rise of regional powers from a comparative perspective. In so doing, the book explains how these powers have power to shape regional and global politics.
Contents: Introduction, Daniel Flemes and Detlef Nolte; Regional powers and the global system from a historical perspective, Andrew Hurrell; Section 1 Theories and Analytical Concepts: Dimensions of hard power: regional leadership and material capabilities, Douglas Lemke; Power, leadership and hegemony in international politics, Dirk Nabers; The foreign economic policies of regional powers in the developing world, Philip Nel and Matthew Stephen. Section 2 Foreign Policy Strategies of Regional Powers: Brazil: strategic options in the changing world order, Daniel Flemes; India: foreign policy strategy between interests and ideas, Salma Bava; Israel: regional politics in a highly fragmented region, Martin Beck. Section 3 Idea-Driven Foreign Policies of Regional Powers: South Africa: the idea-driven foreign policy of a regional power, Deon Geldenhuys; Iran and Venezuela: ideology driven foreign policies in comparison, Henner Fürtig and Susanne Gratius; Brazil: the underlying ideas of regional policies, Matias Spektor. Section 4 Domestic Factors' Impact on Foreign Policies: China: domestic sources of its soft power strategy in East Asia, Mingjiang Li; Russia: the federal relations' impact on foreign policy, Irina Busygina; India: the interaction of internal and external factors in foreign policy, Joachim Betz. Section 5 Implications for Europe and the US: The European Union: 'regional power', 'global pole', 'paper tiger' – or what?, Hans J. Giessmann; France, Germany, UK: responses of traditional to rising regional powers, Hartmut Mayer; USA: responding to rising powers with a grand strategy or 'muddling through'?, Mark Brawley; Findings and perspectives of regional power research, Daniel Flemes and Douglas Lemke; Bibliography; Index.
About the Editor: Dr. Daniel Flemes, Senior Researcher at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies and Coordinator of the Regional Powers Network, Germany
Reviews: 'This comprehensive collection of essays takes up the important issue of what it takes to be a regional leader in today's international system. It offers a useful analytical framework for explaining such leadership and solid subsantive chapters that examine and characterize bona fide and would-be regional leaders in the contemporary world.'
Thomas L. Ilgen, Pitzer College, USA

'This book gives interesting insights into the different dimensions of the foreign policy and leadership of rising powers, particularly on the ideational aspect of their policies… the book is a worthy source of case studies for analysing the foreign policies of emerging powers.'
Millenium: Journal of International Studies