Power & Interdependence

by Keohane, Robert O.; Nye, Joseph S., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780205082919
• ISBN10: 0205082912
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-10
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

A landmark work of international relations theory, Power and Interdependencefirst published in 1977 and posited a radically comprehensive explanation of the mechanics driving world affairs#x13;#x1C;power politics#x1D; on one hand and #x1C;complex interdependence#x1D; on the other hand. #xA0; This widely influential book reexamined the military and economic interests of state and non-state actors, and in an argument made before the end of the Cold War, the authors broadened the prevailing realist worldview of the time and anticipated many of the developments in our modern era of globalization. With a new preface by the authors and a foreword by Fareed Zakaria that looks at world affairs after the Cold War, the terrorist attacks of September 11, and the global financial crisis, Power and Interdependenceis required reading for all students of international relations.

Author Biography

Robert O. Keohane is Professor of International Affairs at Princeton University.

 

Joseph S. Nye is University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface to First Edition	p. xvi
Preface to Second Edition	p. xix
Preface to Third Edition	p. xxiii
Preface to Fourth Edition	p. xxvii
Understanding Interdependence	p. 1
Interdependence in World Politics	p. 3
The New Rhetoric of Interdependence	p. 5
Interdependence as an Analytic Concept	p. 7
Power and Interdependence	p. 9
International Regime Change	p. 16
Realism and Complex Interdependence	p. 19
The Characteristics of Complex Interdependence	p. 20
Multiple Channels	p. 21
Absence of Hierarchy among Issues	p. 22
Minor Role of Military Force	p. 22
The Political Processes of Complex Interdependence	p. 24
Linkage Strategies	p. 25
Agenda Setting	p. 26
Transnational and Transgovernmental Relations	p. 28
Role of International Organizations	p. 29
Explaining International Regime Change	p. 32
An Economic Process Explanation	p. 32
Overall Power Structure Explanation	p. 35
Eroding Hegemony	p. 35
Limitations of an Overall Structure Explanation	p. 39
Issue Structure	p. 42
Limitations of Structural Explanations	p. 44
An International Organization Model	p. 46
Combining Explanations	p. 49
Regime Change in Oceans and Money	p. 53
The Politics of Oceans and Money: Historical Overview	p. 55
The International Monetary Issue Area	p. 57
The International Gold Standard Before 1914	p. 58
International Monetary Regimes, 1920-76	p. 63
The Oceans Issue Area	p. 75
Defining the Issue Area	p. 76
The Classical Free Seas Regime	p. 78
Regime Periods, 1920-75	p. 79
The Changing Agenda of Oceans Politics	p. 83
Conclusion	p. 84
Complex Interdependence in Oceans and Money	p. 85
The Conditions of Complex Interdependence	p. 85
Role of Force	p. 85
Absence of Hierarchy among Issues	p. 90
Multiple Channels of Contact	p. 93
Money, Oceans, and Complex Interdependence	p. 96
The Political Process in Money and Oceans	p. 97
Goals of Actors	p. 98
Instruments of State Policy	p. 102
Agenda Formation	p. 103
Linkage of Issues	p. 104
Roles of International Organizations	p. 106
Conclusion	p. 107
The Politics of Rule-Making in Oceans and Money	p. 110
Economic Processes and Regime Change	p. 110
Overall Structure and Regime Change	p. 112
Erosion of the Oceans Regime	p. 113
International Monetary Regimes	p. 115
Issue Structure and Regime Change	p. 117
International Monetary Issue Area	p. 119
Oceans Politics	p. 122
International Organization and Regime Change	p. 125
Oceans Politics	p. 126
The International Monetary Area	p. 129
Limits of Systemic Explanations: Domestic Politics and Leadership	p. 131
Conclusion	p. 135
Regimes and Two Bilateral Relationships	p. 141
United States Relations with Canada and Australia	p. 143
Canadian-American Relations and Complex Interdependence	p. 144
Australian-American Relations and Complex Interdependence	p. 149
Identifying Issues and Outcomes: Canada-United States	p. 155
Identifying Issues and Outcomes: Australia-United States	p. 166
Comparing the Politics of Agenda Formation	p. 171
Accounting for Differences in Outcomes	p. 173
Regime Change: Alternative Explanations	p. 179
The United States and Complex Interdependence	p. 187
Coping With Interdependence	p. 189
Explanatory Models and Conditions of World Politics	p. 189
Power in Complex Interdependence	p. 192
Trends Toward Complex Interdependence	p. 193
Leadership in Complex Interdependence	p. 196
Multiple Leadership and Policy Coordination	p. 198
Building the Legitimacy of International Regimes	p. 200
International and Domestic Organization	p. 201
Conclusion	p. 207
Globalism and the Information Age	p. 209
Power, Interdependence, and the Information Age	p. 211
The Information Revolution and Complex Interdependence	p. 213
Information and Power	p. 216
The Paradox of Plenty and the Politics of Credibility	p. 219
Power, Interdependence, and Globalism	p. 224
Globalization and Interdependence	p. 225
The Dimensions of Globalism	p. 226
Thick Globalism: Made in America?	p. 229
Connectivity, Sensitivity, Vulnerability	p. 231
Illustrating Interdependence and Globalism	p. 234
Contemporary Globalism: What's New?	p. 236
Density of Networks	p. 236
Reduced Communications Costs and Institutional Velocity	p. 239
Transnational Participation and Complex Interdependence	p. 240
Is Distance Becoming Irrelevant?	p. 242
Globalization and the End of the Cold War	p. 244
The End of the Cold War and the Dimensions of Globalism	p. 244
Conjunctural Politics and The Americanization of Globalism	p. 246
Politics, Equity, Power, and Governance	p. 247
Globalism and Domestic Politics	p. 248
Equity and the Political Effects of Increasing Inequality	p. 250
Power and Networks	p. 252
Governance of Globalism	p. 254
Second Thoughts on Theory and Policy (1989)	p. 259
Afterword	p. 261
Principal Themes of Power and Interdependence	p. 261
The Research Program of Power and Interdependence: A Critique	p. 266
Interdependence and Bargaining	p. 267
Complex Interdependence	p. 269
International Regime Change	p. 272
Limitations of Structural Theory: Systemic Political Processes	p. 275
Perceptions and Learning	p. 278
Conclusion	p. 280
Two Cheers for Multilateralism	p. 282
The Need for Regimes	p. 284
Unrealistic Visions	p. 286
Do Not Try to Recapture the Past	p. 286
Ask Whether the World Really Needs It	p. 287
Build on Shared Interests	p. 288
Use Regimes to Insure against Catastrophe	p. 289
The Best Enforcement Is Self-Enforcement	p. 289
Look for the Right Moment	p. 290
Use Regimes to Focus U.S. Attention on the Future	p. 291
Regime Maintenance	p. 292
United Nations Peacekeeping	p. 293
International Debt	p. 293
Exchange Rates	p. 293
Notes	p. 295
Index	p. 319
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