Non-Western Global Theories of International Relations

Samantha Cooke is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and International Politics at Liverpool John Moores University. Her research explores the relationship between secularism, the individual and the state in the Middle East North Africa region. She has published in National Identities, Women's Studies International Forum and Education Information Technologies. She has also co-authored a chapter in Terrorism and Political Violence: The evolution of contemporary insecurity (SAGE Publications, 2015).

Chapter 1: Introduction: Refocusing International Relations.- Section 1: Internationalising International Relations Theory.- Chapter 2: Decentralising Europe: Harnessing Alternative Theories of IR.- Chapter 3: Foreign Policy Analysis: Engagements Outside of the West.- Chapter 4: Reimagining the Global Order: China in History and Theory.- Section 2: Decentralising the West: Redefining Key Concepts in IR.- Chapter 5: Asian Theory of Democracy.- Chapter 6: Understanding People and the State: A Liberal and Neo-Confucian Comparison.- Chapter 7: Decolonising Empowerment in Africa: Illustration as a Tool.- Section 3: Changing Frameworks: Re-Imagining Political Issues.- Chapter 8: Theorising Emotions in IR: A Maghrebi Perspective on the Concept of Rivalry.- Chapter 9: Gendered Activism and Political Participation: A Latin American Perspective.- Chapter 10: Jihadi Terrorism and Hybrid Security Threats in Asia: Lessons from Pakistan.- Index.