Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of Figures and Tables iv
4. List of Abbreviations v
5. About the Author vii
6. Acknowledgements viii
7. Introduction 1
8. Conceptual Framework: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization as an International Society 11
9. The Emergence and Nature of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization 28
10. Conceptualizing a New International Society: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Flagship Concepts 54
11. Targeting Global International Society: China as Norm Entrepreneur 75
12. Response to Regional Security Crises 94
13. Response to Security Crises outside the Immediate Orbit 122
14. Enlargement of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s ‘Circle of Friends’ 140
15. Conclusion 175
16. Appendix 187
17. References 188
18. Index 242