Endorsements
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University political scientist Md. Nazmul Islam examines India's and China's strategies in projecting their power in Iran and managing Iranians' perceptions of them. Built on scholar and diplomat Joseph Nye's concept of soft power, the noncoercive assertion of international influence, the book includes a theoretical framing of rising non-Western powers' strategies. Diving into statistics from Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Nazmul Islam argues that, while India has the upper hand in the realm of culture due to its film industry and shared civilizational ties, China exerts influence on the country through shared historical narratives about Western encroachment and a centuries-long, uninterrupted friendship between the two states since their imperial days. He further contends that both New Delhi and Beijing have an equally significant political and diplomatic engagement with Tehran, while China and Iran enjoy a more robust economic partnership.
This wide-ranging study is essential reading for a deeper understanding of the Rohingya humanitarian crisis from different perspectives. It covers the origins of the Rohingya community in the Rakhine state of Myanmar and considers the nationalistic politics of the Myanmar government that ‘othered’ the Rohingya in the country in the first place. Covering the politics of citizenship of the Rohingya people, it also shows how Bangladesh has become one of the primary victims of this crisis and now engages in humanitarian responses. Notably, the authors argue that Bangladesh has made political profit from this tricky situation.
This book is meticulously crafted, encompassing an extensive array of regional reactions to the Rohingya crisis across China, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. This exhaustive examination has the potential to furnish readers with a sophisticated comprehension of the intricate political milieu enveloping the crisis. Moreover, its scrutiny of the Rohingya refugee predicament in Myanmar and its entwinement with the recent coup and unfolding political advancements bestow it with heightened relevance and timeliness, rendering it appealing to a broader readership vested in comprehending contemporary global affairs.
Considering the current situation of crisis, the publication of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Myanmar: ‎Ethnic Conflict and Resolution is very timely and something that was required. The editors of the book, Kudret Bülbül, Md. Nazmul Islam and Md. Sajid Khan made it a comprehensive collection, talking about the selection and arrangements of chapters covering the different aspects of the Rohingya refugee crisis. This edited book combines some recent, authentic, and very good quality research on the Rohingya refugee crisis contributed by the scholars of different specializations, like international relations, political science, public administration, human rights, mass communication, journalism, migration studies, and other.
Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Myanmar: Ethnic Conflict and Resolution' kitap Arakanlı Müslümanlar hakkında önemli çalışmalar içermektedir.
Edited by Kudret Bulbul, a professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey, Md Nazmul Islam, a Bangladeshi who teaches at the Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, and Md Sajid Khan, a research scholar in the Department of Social Work at Hacettepe University, Ankara—Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Myanmar: Ethnic Conflict and Resolution (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) observes critical aspects of the crisis that has seen over 1.3 million Rohingyas seeking shelter from Rakhine in Bangladesh.
In its consideration of the nationalistic politics of the Myanmar government, the authors have shown how Bangladesh has become one of the primary victims of the crisis; in various capacities, they propose, Bangladesh has even made political profit out of the situation. Because of its various tools for analysing the problem, this book can be referred to for history, politics, sociology, international relations, and media studies.
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University political scientist Md. Nazmul Islam examines India's and China's strategies in projecting their power in Iran and managing Iranians' perceptions of them. Built on scholar and diplomat Joseph Nye's concept of soft power, the noncoercive assertion of international influence, the book includes a theoretical framing of rising non-Western powers' strategies. Diving into statistics from Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Nazmul Islam argues that, while India has the upper hand in the realm of culture due to its film industry and shared civilizational ties, China exerts influence on the country through shared historical narratives about Western encroachment and a centuries-long, uninterrupted friendship between the two states since their imperial days. He further contends that both New Delhi and Beijing have an equally significant political and diplomatic engagement with Tehran, while China and Iran enjoy a more robust economic partnership.
Power of Bonding and Non-Western Emerging Great Powers Engagement: Comparing China and India’s Soft Power Strategy in Pakistan by Md. Nazmul Islam is a scholarly exploration that pioneers new perspectives in International Relations. It offers a unique and fresh insight into how non-Western emerging great powers, specifically China and India, utilize soft power strategies to engage with Pakistan. The significance of this four-chapter book lies in its departure from traditional Western-centric viewpoints, providing a distinct lens to comprehend the geopolitical and cultural strategies of these major Asian powers. This unique perspective on non-Western soft power will intrigue scholars, policymakers, and individuals interested in international relations.
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University political scientist Md. Nazmul Islam examines India's and China's strategies in projecting their power in Iran and managing Iranians' perceptions of them. Built on scholar and diplomat Joseph Nye's concept of soft power, the noncoercive assertion of international influence, the book includes a theoretical framing of rising non-Western powers' strategies. Diving into statistics from Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Nazmul Islam argues that, while India has the upper hand in the realm of culture due to its film industry and shared civilizational ties, China exerts influence on the country through shared historical narratives about Western encroachment and a centuries-long, uninterrupted friendship between the two states since their imperial days. He further contends that both New Delhi and Beijing have an equally significant political and diplomatic engagement with Tehran, while China and Iran enjoy a more robust economic partnership.
Power of Bonding and Non-Western Emerging Great Powers Engagement: Comparing China and India’s Soft Power Strategy in Pakistan by Md. Nazmul Islam is a scholarly exploration that pioneers new perspectives in International Relations. It offers a unique and fresh insight into how non-Western emerging great powers, specifically China and India, utilize soft power strategies to engage with Pakistan. The significance of this four-chapter book lies in its departure from traditional Western-centric viewpoints, providing a distinct lens to comprehend the geopolitical and cultural strategies of these major Asian powers. This unique perspective on non-Western soft power will intrigue scholars, policymakers, and individuals interested in international relations.
Power of Bonding and Non-Western Soft Power Strategy in Iran: Comparing China and India’s Engagement’ by Nazmul Islam is a pioneering scholarly work that introduces a new perspective on international relations. This unique approach explores how non-Western emerging great powers, particularly China and India, employ soft power strategies to engage with Iran. The research methodology incorporates quantitative and qualitative approaches (mixed method), utilizing content analysis, document analysis, literature reviews, interviews and surveys. This distinct view on non-Western soft power, which focuses on the strategies of China and India in Iran, is bound to captivate scholars, policymakers and anyone interested in international relations.
Power of Bonding and Non-Western Emerging Great Powers Engagement: Comparing China and India’s Soft Power Strategy in Pakistananalyses the soft power strategies of China and India in Pakistan by providing a theoretical background and practical applications. The author provides an outlook to the changing power dynamics in Asia by focusing on the rising powers, China and India, use of cultural and economic tools of soft power by these two rising powers in a pivotal country, Pakistan. Analysis of impact of rising powers in Asia in global politics is common but focus on regional implications of this change with the tools of soft power is not prevalent. This book makes a contribution in this respect.
Mesut Özcan, Director of Diplomacy Academy, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA
The book, Power of Bonding and Non-Western Emerging Great Powers Engagement: Comparing China and India’s Soft Power Strategy in Pakistan, is an illuminating dissection of soft power, and an in-depth analysis of Pakistan's relations with China and India.
Lin Minwang, Professor at the Center for South Asian Studies, Fudan University
Bu bilimsel çalışmada Dr. Islam, uluslararası politikada ki devletlerin çoğunlukla işbirlikçi veya zorlayıcı yollarla konumlarını korumaya nasıl çalıştıklarını araştırmıştır. Kitap, yumuşak güç teorisinin ve bunun, devletlerin soyut kaynaklardan yararlanarak ulusal çıkarlarını sürdürmeleri için zorlayıcı ve şiddet içermeyen bir yaklaşım olarak ortaya çıkışının altını çizmektedir. Islam'ın analizi Çin ve Hindistan gibi yeni ortaya çıkan büyük güçlere odaklanmakta ve onların etkilerini genişletmek için yumuşak güç stratejilerini nasıl ustalıkla kullandıklarını göstermektedir. Pakistan, her iki ülkeye de yakınlığı göz önüne alındığında, Çin ve Hindistan'ın yumuşak güç dinamiklerinin incelenmesi açısından uygun bir örnek çalışmadır.