SCAS News - 17 June, 2015

New Book by Former SCAS Fellow Krishnan Srinivasan  

In May, the volume Europe in Emerging Asia: Opportunities and Obstacles in Political and Economic
Encounters
(2015) appeared. The book is edited by former SCAS Fellow Krishnan Srinivasan and
Fredrik Erixon, and examines the economic, political, and cultural relations between Europe and
emerging Asian nations. It is published by Rowman & Littlefield International.

Krishnan Srinivasan is a diplomat and scholar. He is a former Foreign Secretary of India and a former
Deputy Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. At present he is affiliated to the Institute of Asian
Studies, Calcutta, and to the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, where he is Honorary
Professor.

Krishnan Srinivasan was a Fellow in residence at SCAS in the spring of 2008 and during the academic
year 2012-13. Europe in Emerging Asia was initiated during Srinivasan's most recent stay at the Collegium.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
"In light of the Eurozone crisis and the growth of Asian economies, have new challenges emerged for the
relations between nations in these regions? As the Asian consumer class grows and its culture globalizes,
what does this mean for the export of Eurocentric values and norms? And what does the future hold for
the economic, political, and cultural policies between these two powerful regions? This book explores the
relationship between European and emerging Asian economies, as globalization changes the international
economic and political landscape. Reflecting on past interactions and possibilities for the future, the book
brings together Asian and European perspectives from former politicians, diplomats, and academic experts
to examine questions around trade and security, rights and climate change, identity clashes, and the colonial
legacy. The book is a timely consideration of highly topical questions that will shape international politics in
the twenty-first century."

Read more about the book