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9780230104648

Major Powers and the Quest for Status in International Politics Global and Regional Perspectives

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    9780230104648

  • ISBN10:

    0230104649

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-05-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

This book explores the effects and consequences of major global power and major regional power status attribution on the foreign policies of states striving for such status and the consequences of status differentiation for the international system and the post-Cold War international order.

Author Biography

Thomas J. Volgy is a Professor of Political Science in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona and Director of the International Studies Association. His latest book (co-authored) is Mapping the New World Order (2009). Renato Corbetta is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Government at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. His research has been published in Foreign Policy Analysis, Political Research Quarterly, and Conflict Management and Peace Science. Keith A. Grant is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Bucknell University. His recent work on intergovernmental organizations has appeared in the Journal of Peace Research. Ryan G. Baird is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona.

Table of Contents

Section One: Major Global Powers and Their Status * Major Power Status Attribution:  Conceptual and Methodological Issues--Thomas J. Volgy, Renato Corbetta, Keith Grant, and Ryan Baird * Global Leader, Global Power, Status Consistent Power: The United States--William R. Thompson * From Underachiever to Overachiever, and Where to Now: Russia as a Major Power--Maria Raquel Freire * From Regional Player to Overachieving Major Power: China--Yong Deng * The Ups and Downs of Major Power Status:  France--Bertrand Badie * Section Two: Regional Powers, Status, and Aspirations for the Global Stage * Regional Powers and Their Status:  Further Conceptual and Methodological Issues--Thomas J. Volgy, Renato Corbetta, Keith Grant, and Ryan Baird * South American Regional Order: the Growth of Brazil as a Regional Power--Monica Herz * Regional Power Development in a Space Thick with Competing Powers:  India--Rajesh Bashrur * Regional Power Development in High Conflict Geopolitical Space:  Iran and its Competitors *  Developing Regional Power Capacity:  South Africa * Section 3: Conclusions:  The Struggle for World Order and the Future of International Politics--Thomas J. Volgy, Renato Corbetta, Keith Grant, and Ryan Baird

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