Western and Non-Western Perspectives on Emotions in International Relations

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.

Joanna Dyduch is Professor at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, Political Scientist, and an International Relations Scholar. She heads the Department of Israel at the Institute of the Middle and Far East and is Director of the Centre for International Studies and Development at the Faculty of International and Political Studies. Her research focuses on foreign policy analysis, particularly in contemporary Israel, the European Union, and EU member states.

Magdalena Kozub-Karkut is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of International and Political Studies of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. In research work, she deals with the Theory of Politics, International Relations Theory, Foreign Policy Analysis, Research Methodology in the Social Sciences and Theoretical Pluralism. She took part in many international workshops and conferences and is a member of the Polish International Studies Association (PTSM), Polish Political Science Association (PTNP), International Studies Association (ISA), and European International Studies Association (EISA). Since 2023, she has also been a member of the EISA Governing Board.

Artur Skorek is Adjunct Professor at the Institute of the Middle and Far East, Jagiellonian University in Kraków (UJ), Poland. He is a political scientist specializing in Israel and International Relations. He holds a PhD in International Relations and an MA in International Relations and Religion Studies from UJ. His research spans the areas of the political system in Israel, religion in international relations and foreign policies, and security in the Middle East. He served as a Chair of the European Association of Israel Studies.