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tracing the patterns of new bilateralism
The EU-Thailand Relations: Tracing the Patterns of New Bilateralism focuses on the so-called new bilateralism, a foreign policy development widespread since the mid-1990's. The main puzzle addressed in the book is why the policy trend of new bilateralism has been pursued in spite of the widely accepted views on political and economic advantages of multilateralism. Methodologically, the book introduces a two-level analytical framework derived from foreign policy theories at the unit level and the mainstream IR theories at the international system level. The case study of EU-Thailand relations shows that in times when multilateralism is in crisis shifts towards a foreign policy pragmatism occur and that the prospects of bilateral engagement, identity formation and rhetorical action facilitate such behavioral change. --Book Jacket.
I. Introduction -- II. Depicting new bilateralism -- III. The conceptualization of new bilateralism -- IV. The EU, Thailand, and new bilateralism -- V. EU-Thailand relations in the international context -- VI. Conclusion.
Machine generated contents note: Research Agenda -- Introducing the EU-Thailand Relations -- Literature Review -- Methodology -- II. 1. Terminology -- II. 2. Major Characteristics of New Bilateralism -- II. 3. Current Developments -- III. 1. Defining Levels of Analysis -- III. 2. European Union as an Actor. The Principle-Agent Approach -- III. 3. Framework I: Unit Level Analysis -- III. 4. Framework II: Systemic Level Analysis -- III. 5. New Bilateralism and International Relations -- IV. 1. EU-Thailand Political Relations -- IV. 2. EU-Thailand Economic Relations -- IV. 3. EU-Thailand Development Cooperation -- IV. 4. Summary -- V.1. EU-Thailand Relations and Regionalism -- V.2. EU-Thailand Relations and Interregionalism -- V.3. EU-Thailand Relations and Globalism -- V.4. Summary -- Towards a New Bilateralism? The Case of EU-Thailand Relations -- New Bilateralism and the Making of Foreign Policy -- New Bilateralism and the International System -- New Bilateralism: The 'Building Block'-'Stumbling Block' Debate.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009