National Governments And International Relations

Author : Purnendra Jain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134316786

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Japan's Subnational Governments in International Affairs by Purnendra Jain Pdf

This book moves away from the common belief that Japan’s international relations are firmly the preserve of the national government in Japan’s highly centralised political system. Examining examples of subnational governments (SNGs) across Japan the book uncovers a significant and generally unrecognised development in Japanese politics: SNGs are ever more dynamic international actors as national borders ‘weaken’ across the world. Exploring what Japanese SNGs do, where they do it, and why, the book considers the implications of these factors for Japan’s international relations and domestic politics. By bringing to light the scope and consequences of the international actions of Japan’s SNGs, this book provides a more accurate and nuanced understanding of the country's foreign policy, at a time when it is pursuing a broader and more active profile in international affairs.

Author : Hans Michelmann
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773576186

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Foreign Relations in Federal Countries by Hans Michelmann Pdf

Foreign Relations in Federal Countries addresses questions such as: What constitutional powers do the federal governments and constituent states have to conduct foreign affairs? To what degree are relations between orders of government regularized by formal agreement or informal practice? What roles do constituent governments have in negotiation and implementation of international treaties? The volume offers a comparative perspective on the conduct of foreign relations in twelve federal countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States.

Author : B. Hocking
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1993-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349229635

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Localizing Foreign Policy by B. Hocking Pdf

Accompanying the oft-noted globalisation of international relations, there is an equally significant trend towards 'localisation' as a range of subnational constituencies and the authorities that represent them respond to externally-generated pressures on the one hand, and seek to exploit enhanced opportunities to operate in the international arena on the other. The book examines these developments in the context of the growing international involvement of the non-central governments within federal states. Employing a number of case studies, it argues that the significance of these developments can best be understood as one facet of an increasingly complex, multilayered, diplomacy as national policy makers are forced to negotiate simultaneously with domestic and foreign interests in the pursuit of policy objectives.

Author : Brian Hocking,Michael Smith
Publisher : Harvester/Wheatsheaf
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015019831935

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World Politics by Brian Hocking,Michael Smith Pdf

This is a textbook which sets out a framework for the consideration of international relations in the 1990s, and applies this framework to a number of case studies. Within a general focus on the forces of continuity and change in the world arena, it identifies four central elements in the analysis of contemporary world politics: the international arena; the international agenda; policy, processes and power; and order, justice and change. These elements are explored in a number of chapters which identify the salient analytical issues and assess the ways in which enquiry can be pursued.

Author : Roy Smith,Imad El-Anis,Christopher Farrands
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317612742

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International Political Economy in the 21st Century by Roy Smith,Imad El-Anis,Christopher Farrands Pdf

Understanding of the theories that underpin international political economy (IPE), and their practical applications, is crucial to the study of international relations, politics, development and economics. This is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field, with an engaging and coherent foundation to the subject. It considers traditional and alternative approaches to IPE, and in doing so elucidates key concepts, assumptions and the intellectual and historical context in which they arose and developed. At all times, it makes clear their relevance to issues from trade, finance and government, to environment, technology, health, labour, security, migration, development and culture. The book encourages independent reflection and critical thinking through a range of in-text guiding features. In addition, each chapter presents theoretical analysis alongside contemporary issues, helping the reader to relate to the real world of IPE and to better understand how theory helps inform interpretation of it. New to this edition: comprehensively updated to include key coverage of the post-2015 framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, the financial crisis and international government responses - successful or otherwise - to recent challenges; fully updated data, reflective questions, recommended readings, concept and example boxes, and illustrations; new chapters on health, migration and labour; additional coverage of trade theories and key contemporary issues, such as national versus human security, economic versus human development and illegal networks in global trade.

Author : Robert Grosse
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521850029

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International Business and Government Relations in the 21st Century by Robert Grosse Pdf

This book offers an outlook on relations in the 21st century between national governments and multinational companies.

Author : Layna Mosley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003-02-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521521629

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Global Capital and National Governments by Layna Mosley Pdf

Global Capital and National Governments suggests that international financial integration does not mean the end of social democratic welfare policies. Capital market openness allows participants to react swiftly and severely to government policy; but in the developed world, capital market participants consider only a few government policies when making decisions. Governments that conform to capital market pressures in macroeconomic areas remain relatively unconstrained in supply-side and micro-economic policy areas. Therefore, despite financial globalization, cross-national policy divergence among advanced democracies remains likely. Still, in the developing world, the influence of financial markets on government policy autonomy is more pronounced. The risk of default renders market participants willing to consider a range of government policies in investment decisions. This inference, however, must be tempered with awareness that governments retain choice. As evidence for its conclusions, Global Capital and National Governments draws on interviews with fund managers, quantitative analyses, and archival investment banking materials.

Author : James A Caporaso,Mary Anne Madeira
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781446254080

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Globalization, Institutions and Governance by James A Caporaso,Mary Anne Madeira Pdf

The study of international relations now goes well beyond state-to-state politics and even regional politics. Technological forces are working their effects on the world as a whole, bringing state and non-state actors into contact with one another. Globalization, Institutions and Governance provides students with a sophisticated and engaging exploration of the often differing impacts of these technological forces and the wider implications of globalization for theories of global governance and the role of international institutions. This title is part of the SAGE Series on the Foundations of International Relations. This series fills the gap between narrowly-focused research monographs and broad introductory texts, providing graduate students with state-of-the-art, critical overviews of the key sub-fields within International Relations: International Political Economy, International Security, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Organization, Normative IR Theory, International Environmental Politics, Globalization, and IR Theory. Explicitly designed to further the transatlantic dialogue fostered by publications such as the SAGE Handbook of International Relations, the series is written by renowned scholars drawn from North America, continental Europe and the UK. The books are intended as core texts on advanced courses in IR, taking students beyond the basics and into the heart of the debates within each field, encouraging an independent, critical approach and signposting further avenues of research. Series Editors: Walter Carlsnaes Uppsala University, Sweden Jeffrey T. Checkel Simon Fraser University, Canada International Advisory Board: Peter J. Katzenstein Cornell University, USA; Emanuel Adler University of Toronto, Canada; Martha Finnemore George Washington University, USA; Andrew Hurrell Oxford University, UK; G. John Ikenberry Princeton University, USA; Beth Simmons Harvard University, USA; Steve Smith University of Exeter, UK; Michael Zuern Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany.

Author : Robert E. Grosse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Commercial policy
ISBN : 0511130619

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International Business and Government Relations in the 21st Century by Robert E. Grosse Pdf

This book offers an outlook on relations between national governments and multinational companies that provides broad coverage of the key issues likely to determine that relationship in the new century. As well, additional stakeholders such as labor groups and shareholders are discussed and their impacts on the relationship are evaluated.

Author : John Halstead,Canadian Institute of International Affairs,Michael Jarvis,Canadian Institute of International Affairs. National Capital Branch
Publisher : Toronto, Canada : Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000012061877

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Canada's International Relations by John Halstead,Canadian Institute of International Affairs,Michael Jarvis,Canadian Institute of International Affairs. National Capital Branch Pdf

Author : Hans Michelmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 128286663X

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Foreign Relations in Federal Countries by Hans Michelmann Pdf

Foreign Relations in Federal Countries addresses questions such as: What constitutional powers do the federal governments and constituent states have to conduct foreign affairs? To what degree are relations between orders of government regularized by formal agreement or informal practice? What roles do constituent governments have in negotiation and implementation of international treaties? The volume offers a comparative perspective on the conduct of foreign relations in twelve federal countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States.

Author : Chadwick F. Alger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783319005126

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The UN System and Cities in Global Governance by Chadwick F. Alger Pdf

This is the second volume to commemorate the 90th birthday of the distinguished scholar Chadwick F. Alger to honor his lifetime achievement in international relations and as President of the International Studies Association (1978-1979). After a brief introduction by Chad F. Alger this volume presents six of his key texts on The UN System and Cities in Global Governance, focusing on “Cities as arenas for participatory learning in global citizenship”; “The Impact of Cities on International Systems”; “Perceiving, Analysing and Coping With the Local-Global Nexus”; “The World Relations of Cities: Closing the Gap Between Social Science Paradigms and Everyday Human Experience”; “Japanese Municipal International Exchange and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges” and on “Searching for Democratic Potential in Emerging Global Governance: What Are the Implications of Regional and Global Involvements of Local Governments?”.

Author : Earl H. Fry
Publisher : O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0876092229

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The Expanding Role of State and Local Governments in U.S. Foreign Affairs by Earl H. Fry Pdf

Earl Fry explores the forces behind the rise of state and local influence in foreign affairs.

Author : ALEXANDER S. KUZNETSOV
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367600404

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Theory and Practice of Paradiplomacy by ALEXANDER S. KUZNETSOV Pdf

This book examines and systematises the theoretical dimensions of paradiplomacy - the role of subnational governments in international relations. Throughout the world, subnational governments play an active role in international relations by participating in international trade, cultural missions and diplomatic relations with foreign powers. These governments, including states in the USA and landers in Germany, can sometimes even challenge the official foreign policy of their national government. These activities, which are regularly promoting the subnational government's interests, have been labelled as 'paradiplomacy'. Through a systematisation of the different approaches in understanding constituent diplomacy, the author constructs an integrative theoretical explanatory framework to guide research on regional governments' involvement in international affairs. The framework is based on a multiple-response questionnaire technique (MRQ) which provides the matrix of possible answers on a set of key questions for paradiplomacy scholarship. This comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of paradiplomacy sheds light on the development of federalism and multi-level governance in a new global environment and contributes to the debates on the issue of 'actorness' in contemporary international affairs. This book will be of much interest to students of diplomacy, federalism, governance, foreign policy and IR, as well as practitioners of diplomacy.

Author : Christopher MacLennan
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 077352536X

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Toward the Charter by Christopher MacLennan Pdf

At the end of the Second World War, a growing concern that Canadians' civil liberties were not adequately protected, coupled with the international revival of the concept of universal human rights, led to a long public campaign to adopt a national bill of rights. While these initial efforts had been only partially successful by the 1960s, they laid the foundation for the radical change in Canadian human rights achieved by Pierre Elliott Trudeau in the 1980s. In Toward the Charter Christopher MacLennan explores the origins of this dramatic revolution in Canadian human rights, from its beginnings in the Great Depression to the critical developments of the 1960s. Drawing heavily on the experiences of a diverse range of human rights advocates, the author provides a detailed account of the various efforts to resist the abuse of civil liberties at the hands of the federal government and provincial legislatures and the resulting campaign for a national bill of rights. The important roles played by parliamentarians such as John Diefenbaker and academics such as F.R. Scott are placed alongside those of trade unionists, women, and a long list of individuals representing Canada's multicultural groups to reveal the diversity of the bill of rights movement. At the same time MacLennan weaves Canadian-made arguments for a bill of rights with ideas from the international human rights movement led by the United Nations to show that the Canadian experience can only be understood within a wider, global context.