National Role Conceptions in a New Millennium

Michael Grossman is Professor of International Affairs and National Security at the University of Mount Union, where he served as Director of International Studies and Department Chair. He has also served a faculty leader at the Washington Center’s National Security Seminar and as instructor at the University of South Carolina Political Science Department. His primary areas of research include Russian and Ukrainian domestic and foreign policy, international relations and US foreign policy. Francis Schortgen is a Professor of International Affairs & National Security and International Business at the University of Mount Union. He is currently the chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Criminal Justice. Dr. Schortgen’s research interests include Asian and international political economy, China-US, and China-North Korea relations, as well as international business and emerging/frontier market dynamics. Gordon M. Friedrichs is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science at Freiburg University. His research deals predominately with US foreign policy, domestic polarization and populism, and international relations theory, as well as Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.

1. Introduction, Defining Roles in a Polycentric World. Part 1: National Roles 2. Shrinking the U.S. leadership role: Populism and the Change of Domestic and International "Others". 3. The Evolution of Russia’s National Role Conceptions: From Cooperation to Great Power Competition 4. Taking Center Stage: China's New Role Assertiveness in the 21st-Century International System 5. A Tenuous Island: The Destabilization of Britain’s Role in the International System of the 21st Century 6. Berlin, We Have a Problem: Germany's Role Adaptability and the Transatlantic Security Community 7. Contesting Japan’s International Role: The Responses of Japanese Non-Governmental Organizations to the Transformation of Japanese ODA Policy Part 2: Institutional Roles 8. The EU’s Self-Conception of Its Roles in Global Affairs 9. NATO's Role Transitions in a Changing International System 10. ASEAN: The Center of Asian Regionalization? A Model for a Global Future? 11. The Organization of American States’ role as facilitator of democracy promotion: Persuasion and social influence during the political crisis in Venezuela 12. Conclusion, Turbulence in the 21st Century International Order