IR THEORY AND SOUTH ASIA VOL.2 (OIP)

Bringing together scholarship from several South Asian countries this volume understands conflict resolution and cooperation building in the region. The essays cover three inter-related issues-security; political economy-domestic politics; and the construction of identities and normative frameworks. They employ broader social-science theorizing particularly in relation to political economy to go beyond conceptualizations based on international relations theory. The volume takes a fresh look at the inter-relationships between issues and their analyses and eschews stand-alone topics such as Kashmir nuclear policies or regional cooperation. Combining theory with fieldwork it provides diverse perspectives and arguments for a more nuanced picture of international relations in South Asia.