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International Relations Theory and the Consequences of Unipolarity

Ikenberry G. John Mastanduno Michael Wohlforth William C.
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781107634596
Publisert
2011-09-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
620 gr
Høyde
227 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
392

Redaktør
Ikenberry G. John
Mastanduno Michael
Wohlforth William C.

Om bidragsyterne

G. John Ikenberry is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University in the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He is also a Global Eminence Scholar at Kyung Hee University. Michael Mastanduno is Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government and Associate Dean for the Social Sciences at Dartmouth College. William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor at Dartmouth College, where he teaches in the Department of Government. He is the editor-in-chief of Security Studies.

International Relations Theory and the Consequences of Unipolarity

Ikenberry G. John Mastanduno Michael Wohlforth William C.
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk
Ikenberry G. John Mastanduno Michael Wohlforth William C.
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk
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'This brilliant volume is not only the best of its type in a very crowded academic market. Without even trying it knocks the props from out under the now popular myth that the world order is now undergoing a major transformation that is seeing the balance of power tilt from West to East with China - over time - replacing the United States as the single most important player in the international system. A terrific book which demonstrates why good international relations theory makes for sound political judgement about the world in which we all happen to live.' Michael Cox, London School of Economics and Political Science

'Most structural theories have ignored unipolarity and its consequences for international order. Here is a thought-provoking volume that seeks to redress that lacuna by bringing together key scholars to reflect rigorously on the polarity issue. They systematically assess the unipolar system and its manifold consequences. Together they offer several significant hypotheses to scholars to assess structural power even when the unipolar moment appears to be slowly eroding.' T. V. Paul, McGill University

The end of the Cold War and subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in a new unipolar international system that presented fresh challenges to international relations theory. Since the Enlightenment, scholars have speculated that patterns of cooperation and conflict might be systematically related to the manner in which power is distributed among states. Most of what we know about this relationship, however, is based on European experiences between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, when five or more powerful states dominated international relations, and the latter twentieth century, when two superpowers did so. Building on a highly successful special issue of the leading journal World Politics, this book seeks to determine whether what we think we know about power and patterns of state behaviour applies to the current 'unipolar' setting and, if not, how core theoretical propositions about interstate interactions need to be revised.
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1. Introduction: unipolarity, state behavior, and systemic consequences G. John Ikenberry, Michael Mastanduno and William C. Wohlforth; 2. Unipolarity, status competition, and great power war William C. Wohlforth; 3. Legitimacy, hypocrisy, and the social structure of unipolarity: why being a unipole isn't all it's cracked up to be Martha Finnemore; 4. Alliances in a unipolar world Stephen M. Walt; 5. System maker and privilege taker: U.S. power and the international political economy Michael Mastanduno; 6. Free hand abroad, divide and rule at home Jack Snyder, Robert Y. Shapiro and Yaeli Bloch-Elkon; 7. The liberal sources of American unipolarity G. John Ikenberry; 8. Unipolarity: a structural perspective Robert Jervis; 9. Unipolarity and nuclear weapons Daniel Deudney; 10. From unipolarity to multipolarity: transition in sight? Barry R. Posen; 11. Sell unipolarity? The future of an overvalued concept Jeffrey W. Legro.
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'This brilliant volume is not only the best of its type in a very crowded academic market. Without even trying it knocks the props from out under the now popular myth that the world order is now undergoing a major transformation that is seeing the balance of power tilt from West to East with China - over time - replacing the United States as the single most important player in the international system. A terrific book which demonstrates why good international relations theory makes for sound political judgement about the world in which we all happen to live.' Michael Cox, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Discusses the concept of unipolarity and the political implications of US primacy for the patterns of international politics.

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'This brilliant volume is not only the best of its type in a very crowded academic market. Without even trying it knocks the props from out under the now popular myth that the world order is now undergoing a major transformation that is seeing the balance of power tilt from West to East with China - over time - replacing the United States as the single most important player in the international system. A terrific book which demonstrates why good international relations theory makes for sound political judgement about the world in which we all happen to live.' Michael Cox, London School of Economics and Political Science

'Most structural theories have ignored unipolarity and its consequences for international order. Here is a thought-provoking volume that seeks to redress that lacuna by bringing together key scholars to reflect rigorously on the polarity issue. They systematically assess the unipolar system and its manifold consequences. Together they offer several significant hypotheses to scholars to assess structural power even when the unipolar moment appears to be slowly eroding.' T. V. Paul, McGill University

The end of the Cold War and subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in a new unipolar international system that presented fresh challenges to international relations theory. Since the Enlightenment, scholars have speculated that patterns of cooperation and conflict might be systematically related to the manner in which power is distributed among states. Most of what we know about this relationship, however, is based on European experiences between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, when five or more powerful states dominated international relations, and the latter twentieth century, when two superpowers did so. Building on a highly successful special issue of the leading journal World Politics, this book seeks to determine whether what we think we know about power and patterns of state behaviour applies to the current 'unipolar' setting and, if not, how core theoretical propositions about interstate interactions need to be revised.
Les mer
1. Introduction: unipolarity, state behavior, and systemic consequences G. John Ikenberry, Michael Mastanduno and William C. Wohlforth; 2. Unipolarity, status competition, and great power war William C. Wohlforth; 3. Legitimacy, hypocrisy, and the social structure of unipolarity: why being a unipole isn't all it's cracked up to be Martha Finnemore; 4. Alliances in a unipolar world Stephen M. Walt; 5. System maker and privilege taker: U.S. power and the international political economy Michael Mastanduno; 6. Free hand abroad, divide and rule at home Jack Snyder, Robert Y. Shapiro and Yaeli Bloch-Elkon; 7. The liberal sources of American unipolarity G. John Ikenberry; 8. Unipolarity: a structural perspective Robert Jervis; 9. Unipolarity and nuclear weapons Daniel Deudney; 10. From unipolarity to multipolarity: transition in sight? Barry R. Posen; 11. Sell unipolarity? The future of an overvalued concept Jeffrey W. Legro.
Les mer
'This brilliant volume is not only the best of its type in a very crowded academic market. Without even trying it knocks the props from out under the now popular myth that the world order is now undergoing a major transformation that is seeing the balance of power tilt from West to East with China - over time - replacing the United States as the single most important player in the international system. A terrific book which demonstrates why good international relations theory makes for sound political judgement about the world in which we all happen to live.' Michael Cox, London School of Economics and Political Science
Les mer
Discusses the concept of unipolarity and the political implications of US primacy for the patterns of international politics.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781107634596
Publisert
2011-09-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
620 gr
Høyde
227 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
392

Redaktør
Ikenberry G. John
Mastanduno Michael
Wohlforth William C.

Om bidragsyterne

G. John Ikenberry is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University in the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He is also a Global Eminence Scholar at Kyung Hee University. Michael Mastanduno is Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government and Associate Dean for the Social Sciences at Dartmouth College. William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor at Dartmouth College, where he teaches in the Department of Government. He is the editor-in-chief of Security Studies.

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