Russia's Encounter with Globalisation: Actors, Processes and Critical Moments

An analysis of Russia's response to globalization. This book explores how Russian domestic politics shape this international engagement. Thematically, the focus is on Russia's external engagement with areas of policy relating to globalization, namely energy, climate, health, direct foreign investment, finance, and international terrorism.

Table of Contents:
Introduction; J.Wilhelmsen & E.Wilson Rowe Encountering Globalization Russian Style; R.Legvold Encountering Climate Change; E.Wilson Rowe Russia and the Global Financial-Economic Crisis ; J.Cooper Russia and International Terrorism: Global Challenge – National Response?; J.Wilhelmsen Close Encounters: Russian Policy-Making and International Oil Companies ; I.Overland Nord Stream: Globalization in the Pipeline?; J.M.Godzimirski Health and Globalization: A Case Study of Russia's Response to HIV/AIDS ; N.A.Lomagin Conclusion ; J.Wilhelmsen & E.Wilson Rowe

About the Author :
JULIAN COOPER Professor of Russian Economic Studies at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, European Research Institute, University of Birmingham, UK ROBERT LEVGOLD Marshall D. Shulman Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, USA, and Director of the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative JAKUB M. GODZIMIRSHI Senior Research Fellow at the Department for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway NIKITA LONGMAIN Professor in the World Economy Department at St. Petersburg State University, Russia INDRA OVERLAND Senior Research Fellow at the Department for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway JULIE WILHELMSEN Research Fellow at the Department for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway ELANA WILSON ROWE Senior Research Fellow at the Department for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway

Review :
'In examining Russia's response to globalization, the contributors to this remarkably coherent collection of essays go a long way towards unpacking the 'black box' of Russian political decision-making. This book will be indispensible to those who want to understand contemporary Russian domestic and foreign policy.' - Margot Light, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK 'This excellent book fills a gap in our understanding of Russian politics by examining in detail the policy-making processes through which Russia's various state and non-state actors address the crucial issues of globalization that require them to cooperate with external actors. It is clear, concise, and well-argued.' - Robert W. Orttung, Assistant Director, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, The George Washington University, USA