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Author:   Michael Grossman (University of Mount Union, USA) ,  Francis Schortgen (University of Mount Union, USA) ,  Gordon M. Friedrichs (Heidelberg University, Germany)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367545383

ISBN 10:   0367545381
Pages:   186
Publication Date:   18 February 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"1. Introduction, Defining Roles in a Polycentric World. Part 1: National Roles 2. Shrinking the U.S. leadership role: Populism and the Change of Domestic and International ""Others"". 3. The Evolution of Russia’s National Role Conceptions: From Cooperation to Great Power Competition 4. Taking Center Stage: China's New Role Assertiveness in the 21st-Century International System 5. A Tenuous Island: The Destabilization of Britain’s Role in the International System of the 21st Century 6. Berlin, We Have a Problem: Germany's Role Adaptability and the Transatlantic Security Community 7. Contesting Japan’s International Role: The Responses of Japanese Non-Governmental Organizations to the Transformation of Japanese ODA Policy Part 2: Institutional Roles 8. The EU’s Self-Conception of Its Roles in Global Affairs 9. NATO's Role Transitions in a Changing International System 10. ASEAN: The Center of Asian Regionalization? A Model for a Global Future? 11. The Organization of American States’ role as facilitator of democracy promotion: Persuasion and social influence during the political crisis in Venezuela 12. Conclusion, Turbulence in the 21st Century International Order"

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This book advances role theory scholarship by shedding light on how major global structural shifts affect national role conceptions. The chapters on international organizations also expand the reach of this theoretical perspective to heretofore under-explored agents. The book will be of interest to anyone who is curious about how states perceive structural changes and reevaluate (or not) their place in the world. Cristian Cantir, Oakland University This volume brings role theory to bear on one of the biggest questions in international relations: how will countries adapt and accommodate themselves to new international roles as their relative power and position changes? Finding answers to this vital question would be enough to make this work an important contribution. By extending their analysis to the ways international organizations will also take on new roles in the 21st century, the authors push role theory in an unexpected new direction, marking another major advance. Paul Kowert, University of Massachusetts Boston

This book advances role theory scholarship by shedding light on how major global structural shifts affect national role conceptions. The chapters on international organizations also expand the reach of this theoretical perspective to heretofore under-explored agents. The book will be of interest to anyone who is curious about how states perceive structural changes and reevaluate (or not) their place in the world. Cristian Cantir, Oakland University This volume brings role theory to bear on one of the biggest questions in international relations: how will countries adapt and accommodate themselves to new international roles as their relative power and position changes? Finding answers to this vital question would be enough to make this work an important contribution. By extending their analysis to the ways international organizations will also take on new roles in the 21st century, the authors push role theory in an unexpected new direction, marking another major advance. Paul Kowert, University of Massachusetts Boston

Author Information

Michael Grossman is Professor of International Affairs and National Security at the University of Mount Union, where he served as Director of International Studies and Department Chair. He has also served a faculty leader at the Washington Center’s National Security Seminar and as instructor at the University of South Carolina Political Science Department. His primary areas of research include Russian and Ukrainian domestic and foreign policy, international relations and US foreign policy. Francis Schortgen is a Professor of International Affairs & National Security and International Business at the University of Mount Union. He is currently the chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Criminal Justice. Dr. Schortgen’s research interests include Asian and international political economy, China-US, and China-North Korea relations, as well as international business and emerging/frontier market dynamics. Gordon M. Friedrichs is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science at Freiburg University. His research deals predominately with US foreign policy, domestic polarization and populism, and international relations theory, as well as Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.

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