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This volume argues that middle powers are important to 21st Century world politics in performing roles as (aspiring) global middle powers, regional pivots, and niche leaders. This claim is based on an analysis of the foreign policies of nine (aspiring) middle powers from the Near East, East Asia, and Europe.
List of contents
Introduction: Middle Powers as the Ugly Duckling of International Relations Theory - Giampiero Giacomello and Bertjan Verbeek
Chapter 1: Maritime Power as the Quintessential Source of Middle Power Status
Davide Ghermandi
Chapter 2: 'Peaceful nature,' Norwegians Believe It, But Do Others Too? The Effects of National Role Conceptions on Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding
Boaz de Rooij
Chapter 3: Aspiring and Reluctant Middle Powers? Italy's and Germany's Defense Reforms after the Cold War
Fabrizio Coticchia and Francesco Moro
Chapter 4: Germany and Japan: Great or Middle Powers in Global Banking Regulation? - Sara Konoe
Chapter 5: South Korea's Role as an Emerging Middle Power amongst Security Concerns
Marco Milani and Federica de Pantz
Chapter 6: From Regionalism to Realpolitik: The Rise and Fall of Turkey as a Middle Power in the Middle East
Aylin Gürzel and Eyüp Ersoy
Chapter 7: Iran from Revolutionary to Behavioral Middle Power. Understanding the Effects of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Neda Shahnoori
Chapter 8:'The Bigger of the Smaller States' - Dutch Foreign Policy in Constant Search of a Relevant Role on the World Stage
Bertjan Verbeek
Chapter 9: Sweden: Small State, Middle Power, or Moral Superpower?
Johan Eriksson
Conclusion
Giampiero Giacomello and Bertjan Verbeek
About the author
Giampiero Giacomello is associate professor of international relations at the University of Bologna.
Bertjan Verbeek is chair and professor of international relations at Radboud University.
Summary
This volume argues that middle powers are important to 21st Century world politics in performing roles as (aspiring) global middle powers, regional pivots, and niche leaders. This claim is based on an analysis of the foreign policies of nine (aspiring) middle powers from the Near East, East Asia, and Europe.
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“Pioneers in the revival of the concept of Middle Power, Giacomello and Verbeek offer a valuable and wide-ranging collection of country case studies. Theoretically eclectic and empirically rich, the individual chapters cover states in the Middle East, Europe, and East Asia, introducing concepts such as ‘niche power’ and ‘regional pivot’, and exploring issue areas from naval power and energy security to banking, environmental policy, humanitarian aid, and military intervention. Given the authors’ claim that the number of Middle Powers has grown even in the last decade, this volume should be of interest to scholars of comparative foreign policy and international politics.”
