This new edition of The SAGE Handbook of International Corporate and Public Affairs builds on the success of the first edition (2005) by comprehensively updating and enhancing the material and structure, setting a new standard for the practitioner and student of the global public affairs discipline. The new edition includes increased international coverage of the field, and a strong focus on emerging trends, as well as providing a comprehensive overview of the foundations and key aspects of the discipline.

Introduction: The Continuing Development of International Corporate and Public Affairs - Phil Harris & Craig S. FleisherSECTION ONE - ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC AFFAIRSIntroduction to Section One - John MahonChapter 1: Corporate Public Affairs: Revisiting the Development of a Field - Craig S. FleisherChapter 2: Theoretical Lenses and Conceptual Models for Understanding Public Affairs - Duane WindsorChapter 3: Examining the Public Affairs Scholarship: What We've Learned (& still don't know) from the Empirical Studies of Public Affairs - Richard McGowanChapter 4: Achieving the Strategic Potential of Public Affairs - Fruzsina M. Harsanyi & Geoff D. AllenChapter 5: The Status of Instruction in Public Affairs: Peace in the Eye of the Hurricane? - Shannon Blair Creighton & Martin MeznarSECTION TWO - EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES: PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER KEY DISCIPLINESIntroduction to Section Two - Phil HarrisChapter 6: Public Affairs and Marketing - Howard Viney, Paul Baines & Laura StegenChapter 7: International Relations and Public Affairs - Ian N. RichardsonChapter 8: Public Affairs and Political Philosophy - Alberto BitontiChapter 9: Public Affairs and Information Science/Systems - Amy D. Meli and Edward A. GrefeChapter 10: Public Affairs and Ecology - Simon Bryceson and Simon LevittChapter 11: Political Marketing and Public Affairs - Bruce I. Newman, Wojciech Cwalina and Andrzej FalkowskiChapter 12: The Practice of Public Affairs in Public Administration - Mordecai LeeSECTION THREE - KEY ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRSIntroduction to Section Three - John HolcombChapter 13: Public Affairs, Digital Media, and Tech Trends - Catie Snow BailardChapter 14: Corporate Political Activity and Public Policy Outcomes: New Realities and Increasing Challenges - Michael HadaniChapter 15: Business, Human Rights, and Sustainable Development - Laura Bernal-Bermudez & Tricia D. OlsenChapter 16: The Regulation of Lobbying Activity - Justin GreenwoodChapter 17: Values, Ethics and Professionalism in Public Affairs - Shannon A. BowenChapter 18: Globalization and Multinational Corporations - Jeffrey A. HartSECTION FOUR - REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT & LOCALIZED APPROACHES TO PUBLIC AFFAIRSIntroduction to Section Four - Carla MillarChapter 19: Public Affairs in the Uncommon European Union - Rinus van SchendelenChapter 20: Public Affairs in Europe - Alberto Bitonti and Phil HarrisChapter 21: Public Affairs in North America - John MahonChapter 22: Public Affairs in Latin America - Andréa Cristina Oliveira Gozetto and Clive S. ThomasChapter 23: Public Affairs in South Africa - Ronel Rensburg and Olebogeng SelebiChapter 24: Public Affairs in Australia and Oceania - Geoff AllenChapter 25: Public Affairs in East and Southeast Asia - Andrew HughesSECTION FIVE - TACTICAL APPROACHES TO EXECUTING PUBLIC AFFAIRSIntroduction to Section Five - Craig S. FleisherChapter 26: Lobbying Resources and Strategies - William D. ObermanChapter 27: Managing Regulatory Affairs and Intelligence: The Often-Hidden Domain of PA Practice - Craig S. FleisherChapter 28: Influencing the Legal and Judicial Process - John M. HolcombChapter 29: Corporate Issues Management - John MahonChapter 30: CSR, Public Affairs and Corporate Community Involvement: Torn between Instrumentalism and Deliberation - Irina Lock & Peter SeeleChapter 31: Making and Managing Lobbying Coalitions - Arco TimmermansSECTION SIX - CASE STUDIES OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN ACTIONIntroduction to Section Six - Danny MossChapter 32: Three Case Studies from Latin America: A Living Museum of Government Affairs - Clive Thomas & Kristina KlimovichChapter 33: The Kenya Chamber of Mines: A Case Study in Public Sector Advocacy - David Irwin & Kariuki WaweruChapter 34: Lessons in Lobbying Regulation from the UK and Ireland - Conor McGrathChapter 35: Public Affairs and National Level Lobbying in Japan: Winners and Losers in the Continuing Issue of the American Bases on Okinawa - Koji Haraguchi & Ronald J. HrebenarChapter 36: Public-Private Dialogue And Policy Reforms: Lessons From Tanzania - Goodluck CharlesChapter 37: Beppe Grillo: a man, a plan, a van: The tsunami campaign and the national elections february 2013 - Gianluca Vinicio Aguggini