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This book advances a framework for understanding how domestic politics shape foreign aid policy. By examining the influence of domestic forces specifically economic interests and value-based ideas it offers a comprehensive analysis of the societal dynamics underpinning aid policymaking across three middle powers from different regions. Drawing on case studies of Mexico, South Korea, and Turkey in the post-2008 global context, the book provides a global perspective on how domestic politics shape governmental preferences toward international development cooperation. Combining theoretical innovation within International Political Economy with empirical depth, it is essential reading for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in the politics of aid, the international political economy of middle powers, and the evolving dynamics of global governance.
List of contents
1. Aid, Emerging Middle Powers, and the Research Puzzle.- 2. Framework for Analysis of Aid Preferences.- 3. Mexico: Bilateral Efforts, Regional Outcomes.- 4. Korea: Domestic Alignments on Aid and Markets.- 5. Turkey: A Blend of Aid, Markets, and Altruism.- 6. Revisiting the Argument: Societal Forces in Aid Policy.
About the author
R. Melis Baydag
is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Chair of International Relations at the University of Freiburg and an associate researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). Previously, she was a researcher at IDOS and a lecturer at the Chair of European and Global Governance at the Technical University of Munich and the Chair of International Politics at Ruhr University Bochum. Her research explores issues related to International Political Economy, how domestic processes shape foreign policy and international cooperation, populism, middle powers and global economic governance. Her recent publications have appeared in
Contemporary Politics
,
Politics & Policy
, and
Review of Development Economics
.
Summary
This book advances a framework for understanding how domestic politics shape foreign aid policy. By examining the influence of domestic forces – specifically economic interests and value-based ideas – it offers a comprehensive analysis of the societal dynamics underpinning aid policymaking across three middle powers from different regions. Drawing on case studies of Mexico, South Korea, and Turkey in the post-2008 global context, the book provides a global perspective on how domestic politics shape governmental preferences toward international development cooperation. Combining theoretical innovation within International Political Economy with empirical depth, it is essential reading for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in the politics of aid, the international political economy of middle powers, and the evolving dynamics of global governance.
