Western and Non-Western Perspectives on Emotions in International Relations

Emotional Worlds

Joanna Dyduch editor Magdalena Kozub-Karkut editor Artur Skorek editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:9th Jun '26

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This book investigates emotions within International Relations (IR), focusing on their role in shaping political actions and global interactions. For decades, IR theorists and politicians emphasized rational decision-making. However, recent scholarship has sparked a wave of interest in emotions, uncovering their significant influence. Collecting cutting-edge research that situates the emotional turn within the broader idea of Global IR, international contributors consider Western and non-Western emotional norms to reveal how cultural diversity permeates emotional expression and its role in politics. With case studies exploring emotions in contexts such as the China-Taiwan conflict, Western states' policy toward Israel, Polish foreign policy, the Korean War, the African Union responses, role of pain in the Middle Eastern context, and anti-liberal contestations in Latin America, this book is primarily aimed at scholars and advanced students in International Relations, Political Science, and Global and Area Studies.

“This impressive volume makes a major contribution to the study of emotions in International Relations by moving decisively beyond entrenched binaries between Western and non-Western perspectives. Through rich case studies and deeply reflective theoretical work, it illuminates the diverse emotional worlds that shape global politics. The editors and contributors succeed in advancing a genuinely pluralist Global IR approach that is both conceptually innovative and empirically grounded. A timely and much-needed intervention."

- Prof. Dr. Simon Koschut, Chair for International Security, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Zeppelin Universität

''This edited volume makes an important contribution to the study of emotions in International Relations. Providing a rich theoretical basis and a wide range of well researched case studies, it significantly expands the boundaries of the debate. This timely intervention, which looks at the relationship between emotions and international relations from a global perspective, will be of great use to students and scholars alike.''

- Professor Amnon Aran, City-St George’s University of London

ISBN: 9781041232230

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 560g

268 pages