Friendship and International Relations

International friendship is a distinct type of interstate relationship, and that as such, it can contribute to capture aspects of international politics that have long remained unattended. This book offers a framework for analyzing friendship in international politics by presenting a variety of conceptual approaches and empirical cases.

'Oelsner and Koschut pose important questions about the nature of the international system and make a convincing case for why IR scholars should include international friendship in their analysis. They offer a solid theoretical foundation in the conceptual chapters, and their case is further strengthened by the empirical chapters that demonstrate the added value of studying international friendship. Their argument deserves serious consideration, which, ultimately, is also the friendly thing to give.' - Yuri van Hoef, University of Leeds, UK

Autorentext
Felix Berenskoetter, SOAS, University of London, UK Heather Devere, University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand Lucile Eznack, University of Geneva, Switzerland Lily Gardner Feldman, Johns Hopkins University, US Caroline Patsias, Université du Quebec à Montréal, Canada Sylvie Patsias, Institute of Political Studies, France Evgeny Roshchin, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Graham M. Smith, University of Leeds, UK Antoine Vion, Aix-Marseille University, France

Inhalt
PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. A Framework for the Study of International Friendship; Andrea Oelsner and Simon Koschut PART II: CONCEPTIONS 2. Friendship, State and Nation; Graham M. Smith 3. Friendship, Security and Power; Felix Berenskoetter 4. The Sources of Affect in Interstate Friendship; Lucile Eznack and Simon Koschut 5. Friendship and International Order: An Ambiguous Liaison; Evgeny Roshchin PART III: PRACTICES 6. Franco-German Friendship: A Dynamic Perspective; Antoine Vion 7. German-Polish Ties: Special Relationship, Friendship or Reconciliation?; Lily Gardner Feldman 8. The Construction of International Friendship in South America; Andrea Oelsner 9. Social Forums and Friendship: A New Way of Contemplating the Notion of Friendship in International Relations; Caroline Patsias and Sylvie Patsias 10. Friendship in International Treaties; Heather Devere PART IV: CONCLUSION 11. Conclusion; Simon Koschut and Andrea Oelsner