National Role Conceptions in a New Millennium : Defining a Place in a Changing World (Hardcover)

1. Introduction, Defining Roles in a Polycentric World. Michael Grossman, Francis Schortgen, and Gordon Friedrichs Part 1: National Roles 2. Shrinking the U.S. leadership role: Populism and the Change of Domestic and International "Others". Sebastian Harnisch & Gordon Friedrichs 3. The Evolution of Russia’s National Role Conceptions: From Cooperation to Great Power Competition. Michael Grossman 4. A Chinese Grand Strategy in the Making? The 'China Dream', the 'Belt and Road Initiative' and National Role Conceptualization in a Changing World Francis Schortgen 5. A Tenuous Island: The Destabilization of Britain’s Role in the International System of the 21st Century. Spencer Whyte 6. Berlin, We Have a Problem: Explaining Crises in US-German Relations after the Cold War. Florian Boller 7. Contesting Japan’s International Role: The Responses of Japanese Non-Governmental Organizations to the Transformation of Japanese ODA Policy. Kamila Szczepanska Part 2: Institutional Roles 8. The EU’s Self-Conception of Its Roles in Global Affairs. Rikard Bengtsson 9. NATO’s Changing Roles in a Post-Hegemonic Order Sebastian Mayer 10. ASEAN: The Center of Asian Regionalization? A Model for a Global Future? Joel Campbell 11. The Organization of American States’ role as facilitator of democracy promotion: Persuasion and social influence during the political crisis in Venezuela. Gordon Friedrichs 12. Conclusion, Turbulence in the 21st Century International Order. Francis Schortgen, Gordon Friedrichs, and Michael Grossman