Communication is central to how we understand international affairs. Political leaders,
diplomats, and citizens recognize that communication shapes global politics. This has only …

This paper proposes a new conceptual tool to study norm dynamics in world politics. Termed
norm subsidiarity, it concerns the process whereby local actors create rules with a view to …

The European Union has been, is and always will be a normative power in world politics.
This is a strong claim with a critical aim: to promote normative approaches to the study of the …

This article analyses the European Union's European Neighbourhood Policy in the context
of the European Union as an actor employing normative power in international politics. The …

Abstract The concept of 'Normative Power Europe'(NPE) has become very popular for
analysing the foreign policy and external relations of the European Union (EU). There is …

This book merges macro-and micro-level analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to
dissect China's aim in creating an integrated Eurasian continent through this single mega …

The officially declared aim of relations is strategic partnership. However, the current
conceptual vacuum and level of competition, and even rivalry, means that... this aim cannot …

The category of superpower, as distinct from great power, has become naturalized in the
discourses about international relations. But 'superpower'has only become common usage …

Why have the European Union and the Russian Federation encountered severe difficulties
in developing their relationship? Why haven't the parties lived up to the initial promise and …

The article builds on the existing critique ofNormative Power Europe'(NPE), extending it in
previously unexplored directions by drawing on the work of Michel Foucault. The author …