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This book introduces an innovative theoretical construct of geopsychology to navigate the complex dynamics of international politics in the 21st century. It explains how geopsychology is different from mainstream international relations theories in terms of primary actors, human behavior, spatial application, instruments, and key issues. It argues that peace and stability in the troubled parts of the world warrants an imperative need for understanding psychological dispositions of non-state actors and authoritarian regimes.
In The Geopsychology Theory of International Relations in the 21st Century: Escaping the Ignorance Trap, B.M.Jain unfolds that neither a global hegemon nor a cohort of powers could weaken their resolve and break their morale, as proven in the cases of Iraq, Afghanistan, and North Korea. Importantly, the regional case studies -India and Pakistan in South Asia; North Korea and China in Northeast Asia; and the U.S. involvement in the Middle East - reveal how the psyche and thought processes of national and regional actors have been the driving force in triggering interstate conflicts and civil wars. The book brilliantly illuminates how America became a conscious victim of the ignorance trap in Asia's volatile regions. This must book offers easy solutions to complex conflicts to induce a peaceful change in world politics.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Geopsychology Theory Building: Conceptual Underpinnings
Chapter 2: South Asian Geopsychology: A Case Study of India- Pakistan Relations
Chapter 3: India-Pakistan Engagement with the Greater Middle East
Chapter 4: Understanding China's Foreign Policy Behavior: Through the Lens of Geopsychology
Chapter 5: The Nuclear Conundrum on the Korean Peninsula
Chapter 6: US Strategic Misadventures in the Middle East: A Victim of its Own Logic?
Conclusions
About the author
B. M. Jain is editor-in-chief for Indian Journal of Asian Affairs.
Summary
This book explains how geopsychology is different from mainstream international relations theories, arguing that peace and stability in the troubled parts of the world warrants understanding the psychological dispositions of non-state actors and authoritarian regimes.
