<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE root>
<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">21462</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2019-19-2-247-255</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>THEMATIC DOSSIER</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ ДОСЬЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Development of International Relations at the Periphery: The Case of Bangladesh</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Развитие международных отношений на периферии: пример Бангладеш</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Yasmin</surname><given-names>Lailufar</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ясмин</surname><given-names>Лаилуфар</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Professor at the Department of International Relations</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>профессор кафедры международных отношений</p></bio><email>lyasmin@du.ac.bd</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">University of Dhaka</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Дакки</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2019-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2019</year></pub-date><volume>19</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">International Studies in the Global South</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Наука о международных отношениях в странах «Глобального Юга»</issue-title><fpage>247</fpage><lpage>255</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2019-07-16"><day>16</day><month>07</month><year>2019</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2019, Yasmin L.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2019, Ясмин Л.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2019</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Yasmin L.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Ясмин Л.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/21462">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/21462</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>International Relations (IR) is no longer considered as an academic discipline that analyzes the major powers or great powers’ activities only. From its Cold War content of emphasizing on traditional state-centric security, it has traversed a long way to expand its subject matter. Similarly, smaller nations and their imprints on international politics are also emerging as a significant area of inquiry in IR. This article seeks to contribute to this inquiry by discussing Bangladesh’s rising significance and how academic IR addresses this issue. It traces the history of IR in Bangladesh as well as its gradual expansion. It discusses the growth of IR as an academic discipline at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, that gradually led to the development of IR studies in other parts of the country. The article documents this growth, which is the first of its kind to trace the rise and development of IR in Bangladesh. It therefore fulfils the lacuna in understanding how and where the growth of IR took place in a non-western country. One might contend what is the relevance of studying IR in Bangladesh. The article argues that despite being physically small , academic IR has generated interest in Bangladesh due to the changing geostrategic significance of the country. The article outlines the rising geopolitical significance of Bangladesh where great powers are interested to come and be a part of Bangladesh’s development. It is in this context, the study of IR becomes more pertinent in Bangladesh.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Международные отношения больше не рассматриваются в качестве учебной дисциплины, в которой говорится только о деятельности ведущих или великих держав. После преобладания традиционного государственно-центричного подхода к безопасности в годы холодной войны международные отношения прошли долгий путь, чтобы расширить свою тематику. Точно так же небольшие страны и их влияние на международную политику постепенно становятся важной областью международных исследований. Статья вносит свой вклад в изучение данного вопроса: автор анализирует растущее значение Бангладеш в мировой политике и то, как научная дисциплина о международных отношениях решает эту проблему. Он отслеживает историю изучения международных отношений в Бангладеш, а также постепенное расширение данной области исследований. В статье рассматривается развитие международных отношений как академической дисциплины в Университете Дакки, Бангладеш, что постепенно привело к росту числа исследований международных отношений в других частях страны. Таким образом, автор заполняет пробел в понимании того, как и где происходило развитие исследований международных отношений в незападной стране. Также утверждается, что, несмотря на незначительные масштабы международных исследований в Бангладеш, именно они вызвали интерес к стране из-за меняющейся геостратегической значимости данного государства. Описывается растущее геополитическое значение Бангладеш, где великие державы стремятся получить влияние и стать частью развития государства. Именно в этом контексте изучение международных отношений в Бангладеш становится все более актуальным.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>international relations</kwd><kwd>Bangladesh</kwd><kwd>IR studies</kwd><kwd>geostrategic vision</kwd><kwd>universities of Bangladesh</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>международные отношения</kwd><kwd>Бангладеш</kwd><kwd>изучение международных отношений</kwd><kwd>геостратегическое видение</kwd><kwd>университеты Бангладеш</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><award-group><award-id></award-id></award-group></funding-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Abdur Rahman, A.K.M. &amp; Kabir, M. (2018). Changing Global Dynamics: Bangladesh Foreign Policy. Dhaka: BIISS.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Ahmed, I. (Eds.). (2008). Terrorism in the 21st Century: Bangladeshi Perspectives. Dhaka: The University Press Limited (UPL).</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B3"><label>3.</label><mixed-citation>Ali Ashraf, A.S.M. (Eds.). (2016). Intelligence, National Security, and Foreign Policy: A South Asian Narrative. Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs / Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B4"><label>4.</label><mixed-citation>Asadullah, M.N., Savoia, A. &amp; Mahmud, W. (2014). Paths to Development: Is there a Bangladesh Surprise? World Development, 62, 138-154. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.05.013.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B5"><label>5.</label><mixed-citation>Brewster, D. (2014). Is India Losing Bay of Bengal to China? The Interpreter. The Lowy Institute. March 19. URL: http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/the-interpreter/india-losing-bay-bengal (accessed: 15.04. 2019).</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B6"><label>6.</label><mixed-citation>Buchanan, A. &amp; Moore, M. (2003). Introduction: The Making and Unmaking of Boundaries. In: States, Nations, and Borders: the Ethics of Making Boundaries / Ed. by A. Buchanan, M. Moore. New York: Cambridge University Press.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B7"><label>7.</label><mixed-citation>Choudhury, D. (1992). Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy Outlook: Regional and International Settings. In: Bangladesh, South Asia and the World / Ed. by E. Ahamed, A. Kalam. Dhaka: Academic Publishers.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B8"><label>8.</label><mixed-citation>Fair, C.C. (2018). Bangladesh in 2018: Careening toward One-Woman Rule. Asian Survey, 59 (1), 124-132.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B9"><label>9.</label><mixed-citation>Hassan, S. (1989). The India Factor in the Foreign Policy of Bangladesh. In: Issues and Challenges Facing Bangladesh Foreign Policy / Ed. by M.G. Kabir, S. Hassan. Dhaka: Bangladesh Society of International Studies.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B10"><label>10.</label><mixed-citation>Huq, M.S. (1993). Bangladesh in International Politics: The Dilemmas of the Weak State. Dhaka: The University Press Limited.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B11"><label>11.</label><mixed-citation>Husain, T. (1988). Domestic Inputs in Foreign Policy. In: Bangladesh: Global Politics. Vol. 3 / Ed. by S.R. Chakravaty, V. Narain. New Delhi: South Asian publishers.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B12"><label>12.</label><mixed-citation>Imam, S.H. (2014). Grasping Our Strategic Potential and Tapping It. The Daily Star, April 25.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B13"><label>13.</label><mixed-citation>Jahan, R. (1972). Bangladesh in 1972: Nation Building in a New State. Asian Survey, 13 (2), 199-210. DOI: 10.2307/2642736.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B14"><label>14.</label><mixed-citation>Mahmud, W., Ahmed, S. &amp; Mahajan, S. (2008). Economic Reforms, Growth and Governance: the Political Economy Aspects of Bangladesh’s Development Surprise. World Bank on behalf of the Commission on Growth and Development Working Paper, 22. Washington DC.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B15"><label>15.</label><mixed-citation>Miller, E.R. (2019). Indo-Pacific Strategy: Implications for the Region. In: Roundtable. BIPSS and The Daily Star.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B16"><label>16.</label><mixed-citation>Mishra, V. (2018). China Is Moving into the Indian Ocean. The National Interest, April 14. URL: https://nationalinterest.org/ feature/china-moving-the-indian-ocean-25380 (accessed: 15.04.2019).</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B17"><label>17.</label><mixed-citation>Sabur, A.K.M.A. &amp; Kabir, M.H. (2000). Conflict Management and Sub-regional Co-operation in ASEAN: Relevance of SAARC. Dhaka: BIISS.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B18"><label>18.</label><mixed-citation>Sahoo, P. (2013). Economic Relations with Bangladesh: China’s Ascent and India’s Decline. South Asia Research, 33 (2), 123-139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0262728013487632.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B19"><label>19.</label><mixed-citation>Sobhan, F. (Eds.). (2008). Countering Terrorism in Bangladesh. Dhaka: The University Press Limited.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B20"><label>20.</label><mixed-citation>Yasmin, L. (2016). Bangladesh and the Great Powers. In: Handbook on Contemporary Bangladesh / Ed. by A. Riaz, Md. Sajjadur Rahman. London and New York: Routledge.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B21"><label>21.</label><mixed-citation>Zaman, R.U. &amp; Yasmin, L. (2014). The Rise of China and India: An Inevitable Confrontation at the Indian Ocean? In: Sino-South Asian Relations: Continuity and Change / Ed. by B. Md. Monoar Kabir. Chittagong: University of Chittagong.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B22"><label>22.</label><mixed-citation>Zaman, R.U. (2016). UN Peacekeeping Mission. In: Handbook on Contemporary Bangladesh / Ed. by A. Riaz, Md. Sajjadur Rahman. London and New York: Routledge.</mixed-citation></ref></ref-list></back></article>
