"Since independence India has deployed its soft power in Africa, with educational aid and capacity-building at the heart of its Africa policy. However, following economic liberalisation and in a quest for greater global influence, India's geopolitics have changed. The country's discourse on...

Graute, U., Institute of Ecological and Regional Development, Dresden, Germany (Ed.) Sustainable Development for Central and Eastern Europe¤Spatial Development in the European Context¤The main research topics and the discussion among researchers and governmental representatives are featured in...

"The widely accepted need to reduce the world's dependence on fossil fuels and move instead to low-carbon, renewable alternatives faces a host of challenges. Whilst the greatest challenges remain in engineering, political and public policy issues continue to play a very important role. This...

The emergence of NGOs as actors on the world stage / Norbert Götz -- NGOs' interactions with states / Sarah S. Stroup -- Ngos in global governance / Molly Ruhlman -- Transnational non-state politics / Thomas Davies -- Constituting NGOs / William E. DeMars and Dennis Dijkzeul -- Rationalist...

Act East policy : Northeast as a bridgehead to ASEAN / Shristi Pukhrem -- Northeast India's critical role in harnessing the three C's : commerce, connectivity and culture in Act East policy / Munmun Majumdar -- Act East policy and emerging economic geography in India's Northeast / Rakhee...

This book considers the current and future significance of the G20 by using International Relations theory to examine its political impact as an informal form of global governance. International Relations theory is shown to represent a broad range of political positions that can effectively...