1st Edition

Redefining Regional Power in International Relations Indian and South African perspectives

By Miriam Prys Copyright 2012
256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the concept of regional power in international relations. Using the emerging powers of India and South Africa as the case studies, it explores how regional powers simultaneously differ and share common features. The book develops a method to classify and evaluate different types of regional powers and applies this typology to contemporary case studies of India and South... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Regions, Powers and Regional Powers  3. Regional Powers in International Politics: India and South Africa  4. South African Hegemony in Southern Africa  5. India as Regional Power in South Asia  6. Conclusion

Biography

Miriam Prys is Lead Research Fellow and Academic Director of the GIGA Doctoral Program and the Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers, Hamburg, Germany