Relations In Comparative Perspective Research Articles

Sri Lanka–China Economic Relations in Comparative Perspective: Ample Room to Grow

The article examines recent trends in the economic relations between Sri Lanka and China focussing on trade, investment and tourism dimensions. Although bilateral economic ties between Sri Lanka and China have strengthened over time, the article demonstrates Sri Lanka’s low rank among China’s economic partners. For example, while China is the second-largest tourism partner of Sri Lanka in terms of tourist arrivals, Sri Lanka does not rank among even China’s top 25 tourist destinations. Consequently, the article recommends certain policy priorities to ensure mutually beneficial economic relations. With regards to tourism, it recommends promoting Sri Lanka’s brand on Chinese e-tourism websites and social media, introducing user-friendly tourist apps in Chinese, strengthening air connectivity and celebrating Chinese festivals. Similarly, trade and investment could be facilitated by stronger links with Chinese cities and connecting Sri Lankan students in China to the Chinese industry via internships and building commercial networks from the ground up.

China’s Regional Relations in Comparative Perspective: From Harmonious Neighbors to Strategic Partners, Steven F. Jackson, New York, Routledge, 2018

China’s Regional Relations in Comparative Perspective: From Harmonious Neighbors to Strategic Partners, Steven F. Jackson, New York, Routledge, 2018

Book Review: Forging a Discipline: A Critical Assessment of Oxford’s Development of the Study of Politics and International Relations in Comparative Perspective

Book Review: Forging a Discipline: A Critical Assessment of Oxford’s Development of the Study of Politics and International Relations in Comparative Perspective

Book Review: General Politics: Forging a Discipline: A Critical Assessment of Oxford's Development of the Study of Politics and International Relations in Comparative Perspective

Book Review: General Politics: Forging a Discipline: A Critical Assessment of Oxford's Development of the Study of Politics and International Relations in Comparative Perspective

Clientelism and guanxi: Southern European and Chinese public relations in comparative perspective

This paper compares and analyzes the practice of public relations between Southern European countries (Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain) and China. The author argues Western countries are not a monolithic entity and there are a number of similarities, mainly focused on the importance of personal relationships, that shape the public relations field in Europe and Asia. A review of the concepts of guanxi and clientelism, both based on the asymmetrical character of relationships based on the abdication by the client of any potential autonomous access to the use of resources and to the setting up of public goods and services, revealed the importance of personal relationships and the emphasis of government relationships at the expense of other publics. Despite the consideration of the Anglo-Saxon symmetrical public relations model as a normative ideal among professionals, persuasive models are prevalent in the public relations practice in these societies.

Rethinking Crises and the Accretion of Executive Power: The “War on Terror” and Conditionality Evidence From Seven Political Systems

External shocks to democratic systems are likely to threaten the stability of relations between the executive and the representative assembly. This article investigates the impact of the so‐called “war on terror” on executive‐assembly relations in comparative perspective. We analyze data from seven countries, which varied in terms of form of government, level of democracy, culture, social structure, and geographic location, to evaluate its effects. We find that whereas in some systems the “war on terror” altered the balance of power between the executive and the assembly, in other cases the extant balance of power was preserved. We postulate various conditions under which the constitutionally sanctioned balance of power is most likely to be preserved in times of crisis.

Parsing China's power: Sino-Mongolian and Sino-DPRK relations in comparative perspective

This article draws on Michael Barnett and Raymond Duvall’s power typology to examine Chinese power in Sino-Mongolia and Sino-North Korean relations. Using compulsory, institutional, productive, and structural power to frame these bilateral relations, this article looks at the means by which China obtains power and how it utilizes power in relation to Mongolia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This article also examines Mongolian and North Korean perceptions and responses to Chinese power. Concurrently, the article considers the Barnett/Duvall model’s applicability to China’s relations with other periphery developing states.

Kent E. Calder (translated by WATANABE Masahito), Pacific Alliance: U.S.-Japan Relations in Comparative Perspective

Kent E. Calder (translated by WATANABE Masahito), <i>Pacific Alliance: U.S.-Japan Relations in Comparative Perspective</i>

Labour Relations in comparative perspective – special focus on the SME sector (Part 2)

Labour Relations in comparative perspective – special focus on the SME sector (Part 2)

Government–nonprofit relations in comparative perspective: evolution, themes and new directions

AbstractThis overview article for the Symposium on Government–Nonprofit Relations in Comparative Perspective summarizes our current understanding of government–nonprofit relations, addresses several themes emerging from the collective papers and Symposium discussions, and discusses new and evolving trends in government–nonprofit relations. The review of government–nonprofit relations encompasses governance models and their incorporation of nonprofits, sector failures and their contribution to government–nonprofit relationships, and cross‐sectoral analytic frameworks. Themes addressed include the material and normative benefits sought through nonprofits; various features of government–nonprofit interactions, including their increasing range and multiple facets, the impact of origins, relationship dynamism, and impacts; and what is public and what is private. The article concludes with the identification of selected new and evolving trends, including the influence of information technology on organizational structures and processes, the rise of supranational spheres of government–nonprofit interaction, the continuing tension between cooperation and identity maintenance, and simultaneous global lesson sharing and an emphasis on local‐level problem‐solving, where nonprofits are viewed as a means to maintaining continuity and redefining community. The article situates our understanding of government–nonprofit relations in a comparative perspective that accounts for dominant global paradigms, increasing interdependence among actors and nations, and evolving models of governance at all levels. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.

Civil-military relations: building democracy and regional security in Latin America, Southern Asia, and Central Europe

* Civil-Military Relations, Democracy, and the Regional Neighborhood David R. Mares. Conceptions Of Civil-Military Relations And Democracy * Concordance Theory: The Cases of India and Pakistan Rebecca L. Schiff. * Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia: The Case of ABRIs Dual Function J. Soedjati. * Civil-Military Relations in Venezuela Gisela Gmez Sucre and Mara Dolores Cornett. Civilian-Dominated Relationships * From Confrontation to Cooperation: Democratic Governance and Argentine Foreign Relations David Pion-Berlin. * Civil-Military Relations in the Czech and Slovak Republics Thomas S. Szayna. * The Restructuring of Civil-Military Relations in Poland Since 1989 Mark Kramer. Civil-Military Partnerships * Civil-Military Relations in Chiles Geopolitical Transition Francisco Rojas and Claudio Fuentes. * Changing Patterns of Civil-Military Relations and Thailands Regional Outlook Surachart Bamrungsuk. * The Interplay of Internal War and Democratization in Guatemala Since 1982 Caesar D. Sereseres. * Democratization and International Integration: The Role of the Armed Forces in Brazils Grand Strategy Thomaz Guedes da Costa. * Conclusion: Civil-Military Relations, Democracy, and Regional Relations in Comparative Perspective D. R. Mares.

Civil-Military Relations in Comparative Perspective: East-Central and Southeastern Europe

Civil-Military Relations in Comparative Perspective: East-Central and Southeastern Europe

The Military and Politics in Modern Times: On Professionals, Praetorians, and Revolutionary Soldiers and Soldiers and Politics in Southeast Asia: Civil-Military Relations in Comparative Perspective

The Military and Politics in Modern Times: On Professionals, Praetorians, and Revolutionary Soldiers and Soldiers and Politics in Southeast Asia: Civil-Military Relations in Comparative Perspective

Book Reviews

Book Reviews