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Table des matières
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.
A propos de l'auteur
R. Melis Baydag is a researcher in the Department ‘Inter- and Transnational Cooperation’ at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) in Bonn. She is also a lecturer at the Chair of International Politics at Ruhr University Bochum and the Chair of European and Global Governance at the Munich School of Politics and Public Policy at the Technical University of Munich. Before her current positions, she served as a research associate and lecturer at the Chair of International Politics at Ruhr University, where she earned her PhD in Social Sciences with distinction (magna cum laude). She has held several guest researcher positions at IDOS and was a visiting lecturer at the Institute of International and Security Studies at the University of Wrocław, Poland. She holds a BSc and MSc in International Relations from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. As a political scientist specializing in International Relations, her research focuses on international political economy and domestic politics theories, analyzing the connections between domestic politics and foreign economic policy, particularly regarding the politics of aid, international cooperation, OECD donors, and middle powers. Her ongoing research explores theoretical bridges between International Political Economy and Foreign Policy Analysis, populist influences on foreign policy, and the politics of enlargement of international organizations. Her most recent publications appeared in Contemporary Politics, Politics & Policy, and Review of Development Economics.
Résumé
This book advances a framework for understanding how domestic politics shape foreign aid policy. Focusing on the impact of domestic forces on development policies, specifically the economic interests of lobby groups and value-based societal ideas, it provides a comprehensive analysis of the domestic dynamics of aid across three middle powers from three different regions. It draws on case studies of Mexico, South Korea, and Turkey in the post-2008 global context, and offers a global perspective on the domestic influences shaping governmental preferences towards international development cooperation. The theoretical innovation it offers within International Political Economy (IPE), along with its empirical depth, makes this book essential reading for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in the domestic politics of aid, the international political economy of middle powers, and the broader dynamics of global governance.
