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Print Price: $116.99

Format:
Paperback
360 pp.
2 figures; 12 tables, 6" x 9"

ISBN-13:
9780199020362

Copyright Year:
2017

Imprint: OUP Canada


Canadian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World

Michael Hawes and Christopher Kirkey

Canadian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World considers how a single disproportionately influential global power impacts the theory and practice of foreign policy in Canada today. Taking the model of unipolarity as a starting point, this contributed text covers such fascinating topics as Homeland Security, Canadian development policies, and climate change.

Readership : Canadian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World is intended for students taking courses in Canadian foreign policy. These courses are offered in third- and fourth-year out of political science or policy studies departments at all universities.

Reviews

  • "Overall [this text] does have a unique contribution to existing Canadian foreign-policy textbooks. . . . it is an attempt to carve out a space that is less addressed by the other existing textbooks. . . . The overall argumentation is quite excellent, and I think there is a space for this textbook in the field."
    --Dan Bousfield, Western University

Note: Chapters include:
- Learning objectives
- List of key terms
- Study questions
- Suggested further resources
- Notes
- References
Introduction: Canadian Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Period: Changes and Challenges, Michael K. Hawes and Christopher J. Kirkey
Part One: International Structure and Canadian Foreign Policy
1. Structure Matters: The Impact of the Unipolar World on Canada's Foreign Policy, Michael K. Hawes and Christopher J. Kirkey
2. Order and Borders: Unipolarity and the Issue of Homeland Security, David G. Haglund
3. Unipolarity: End of an Error, Lasha Tchantouridzé
Part Two: Regional Priorities and Canadian Foreign Policy
4. Russian National Interests and the Arctic: Foreign Policy Implications for Canada, Andrea Charron, Joël Plouffe, and Stéphane Roussel
5. Canadian Development Policies in a Unipolar World, Phil Oxhorn
6. Canada and the MENA Region: The Foreign Policy of a Middle Power, Costanza Musu
7. A Community of Fate? Non-polarity and North American Security Interdependence, Jeffrey Ayres and Laura Macdonald
8. Canada's China Policy in a (Declining?) Unipolar World: Engagement, Containment, or Indifference?, Justin Massie and Manuel Dorion-Soulié
Part Three: Issues and Actors in Canadian Foreign Policy
9. Questioning Polarity: Structural Considerations, Domestic Politics, and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy, Christopher J. Kukucha
10. Pulling Against Gravity? The Evolution of Canadian Trade and Investment Policies in a Multipolar World, Geoffrey E. Hale
11. More Maple Leaf, Less CO2: Canada and a Global Geo-engineering Regime, Elizabeth L. Chalecki and Lisa L. Ferrari
12. Middle-Power Paradox in a Unipolar World: The Promises and Limitations of Canadian Leadership in an Age of Human Security, Prosper Bernard Jr and Christopher J. Kirkey
13. How Unipolarity Impacts Canada's Engagement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Kenneth M. Holland
Part Four: Future Directions in Canadian Foreign Policy
14. Vulnerable America, Capable Canada: Convergent Leadership for an Interconnected World, John Kirton
15. Change in the International Political System: The Road Ahead, Michael K. Hawes and Christopher J. Kirkey
Glossary
Index

E-Book (ISBN 9780199020379)

Michael Hawes is a professor (currently on leave) in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University and the CEO of Fulbright Canada.

Christopher Kirkey is the director of the Center for the Study of Canada at State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. He holds a concurrent position as professor of political science.

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Canada and World Order - Tom Keating
Canadian Foreign Policy in Critical Perspective - J. Marshall Beier and Lana Wylie
Canada's Foreign and Security Policy - Edited by Nik Hynek and David Bosold
Borders and Bridges - Edited by Monica Gattinger and Geoffrey Hale
Canada's International Policies - Brian Tomlin, Norman Hillmer and Fen Hampson
Feminist Perspectives on Canadian Foreign Policy - Edited by Claire Turenne Sjolander, Heather Smith and Deborah Stienstra

Special Features

  • Central theme of unipolarity explores how a single disproportionately influential global power impacts Canadian foreign policy, offering a realistic discussion of the subject.
  • The most recent debates surrounding the distribution of international power prompt students to consider a variety of different and compelling viewpoints that exist in the field today.
  • Canadian examples in a global context cover different aspects of Canada's foreign policy role, helping students better understand Canada's place in a globalizing world.
  • Authoritative scholarship from leading Canadian and American foreign policy experts provides students with access to cutting-edge research.