• Political Relations of Australia with the United States: 2000–2017 

  Sprengel, Mieczysław (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  Relations between Australia and the United States have developed for long time notably during World War II. Over the following decades, cooperation has become more intense as Australians adopt many cultural patterns from ...

• Korean Crisis and a War of Words 

  Beczkowska, Joanna (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  In 2017, Korean crisis escalated as Donald Trump began “war of words” with DPRK’s chairman Kim Jong-un. Each threat both leaders made might eventually be understood by the other party as a declaration of war. Donald Trump ...

• Searching for Solid Ground in Polish-American Relations in the Second Year of the Trump Administration 

  Szklarski, Bohdan; Ilowski, Piotr (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, analysts of American foreign policy have observed several changes in the style substance and style of Washington’s international behavior with regard to both foes and friends. ...

• Revision of Japan’s Foreign Policy After Donald Trump’s Electoral Victory 

  Żakowski, Karol (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  The article analyzes the process of modification of Japan’s foreign policy after Donald Trump’s election as US president. As short- and middle-range aims of Japan’s diplomatic strategy were outlined with expectation of ...

• Book Review 

  Moni, Monir Hossain (Lodz University Press, 2019)

• Donald Trump’s Administration Confronting Missile Defence: Key Challenges and Probabilistic Overview 

  Nycz, Grzegorz (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  The text describes main US missile defence efforts in the first years of D. Trump’s administration. The analysis of current aspects of BMD (Ballistic Missile Defence) deployments is enhanced by probability analysis examining ...

• Confronting the International Order: Changes in US Foreign Policy from the Perspective of American Power Elites 

  Mania, Andrzej; Pugacewicz, Tomasz (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  The aim of this article is to present the most important voices on the role of the US in the international order during Donald Trump’s presidency in the debate held in the Foreign Affairs. The authors assume that Foreign ...

• President Trump’s Declarations on Official Development Assistance: A Change of Policy? 

  Zaremba, Michał (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  For years official development assistance (ODA) has been one of the most important forms of financial assistance provided to developing countries by highly developed countries. Despite the controversy over the effectiveness ...

• Shia Armed Groups and the Future of Iraq 

  Rached, Kardo; Bali, Ahmed Omar (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  The rising and acceleration of the Shia armed group in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon require a deep understanding of the root of the multi-dimensional conflicts in the Middle East. An appropriate and sufficient approach ...

• Heterogeneity of the Notion of Interest in Accordance with the International Relations Theory: A Study of Russia’s National Interests 

  Sadłocha, Jarosław (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  The category of a national interest is one of the most popular notions used in international relations. It has a polysemic character and is differently interpreted by various scientific perspectives. The purpose of this ...

• Does China’s Aid in Africa Affect Traditional Donors? 

  Deyassa, Kassaye (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  China’s role as an emerging aid provider and the concept of a social plan in Africa has led to polarised responses in the West. Several say that this “productivist” strategy is much less determined by the concepts of ...

• Territorial Manifestations in Times of Globalization: Implications for State-Centrism in International Relations 

  Aleksandrova, Boryana (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  Globalization challenges the state-centric realist view of space and authority within International Relations. Using multifaceted concepts of territoriality and non-territoriality, this article goes into three versions of ...

• The Redefinition of Foreign Policy of the United States since Trump’s Election: The Case of Trade War with China 

  Jaskuła, Paweł (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  The main aim of this text is to present economic relations between China and the US today. The election of Donald Trump in 2016, significantly redefined American trade policy toward China. Despite the first months of his ...

• A New Alliance against the US? Sino-Russian Relations in Response to Trump’s Redefined Foreign Policy Priorities 

  Ciborek, Przemysław (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  The current state of bilateral relations between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China is described by many international relations experts as the best in history. After taking the president office by ...

• Relations Between Singapore and the People’s Republic of China in the Light of Donald Trump’s New Southeast Asia Policy 

  Chatys, Mateusz (Lodz University Press, 2019)

  The aim of the article is to analyze the relationship between Singapore and the People’s Republic of China in the light of the current policy of the President of the United States Donald Trump. The point of reference for ...

• Introduction 

  Ciesielska-Klikowska, Joanna; Marczuk-Karbownik, Magdalena; Żakowski, Karol (Lodz University Press, 2019)

• Religion and Culture of Origin. Re-Shaping Identity in the Integration Process: A Case Study in Sicily 

  Ferrante, Lorenzo (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  What happens when people of different cultures, values, religion live together? Sociological studies on immigrative phenomenon often swing between immigration and integration policies. These policies actually reveal the ...

• Yes! Kissing Too… The Child Would Not Be Hurt in Any Way: Social Constructions of Child Sexual Abuse in the Ga Community in Ghana 

  Markwei, Ummu (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child obligates nations to protect children from all forms of abuse including sexual. However, child sexual abuse is a complex phenomenon which is difficult to understand ...

• An Analysis of Biographies in Collective Memory Research: The Method of Socio-Historical Analysis 

  Karacan, Elifcan (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  This article explores the use of biographies in qualitative research about collective memory. It is argued that commemorative ceremonies, as well as changes appearing in macro-level structures within the time-span of ...

• On Entering the Field: Notes from a Neophyte Researcher 

  Torelli, Julian (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019)

  Qualitative field research can capture the life worlds and definitions of the situation of informants often not reported in quantitative studies. Post hoc reflections of how more seasoned researchers de­fine, assess, and ...

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