Smolnikov Great Power Conduct and Credibility in World Politics

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-71885-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 315 Seiten

Reihe: Political Science and International Studies (R0)

Sheds light on the phenomenon of great powers’ obsession with retaining images of their primacy and resolve in international affairs
Draws from social psychology and suggests that credibility-fixated type of behavior is connected to a particular stage of the power cycle Contributes to the IR pragmatist tradition of creating predictable values and generates further knowledge about generalized patterns in world politics

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smolnikov, Sergey

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- Part I Operationalization, Periodicity, and Pinnacles of Power.- 2. Operationalization of Power.- 3. Measuring Intangibles.- 4. Power Periodicity.- 5. Dynamics of Primacy.- Part II The Theory of Power Credibility.- 6. Re-examining Modern Realist and Constructivist Concepts of World Politics.- 7. The Narratives of Power and Credibility.- 8. Distinguishing Credibility.- 9. Conceptualizing Power Credibility.- 10. Six Attributions of Credibility.- 11. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Sergey Smolnikov  teaches in the fields of International Relations and Comparative Politics at York University, Canada, and is a former Professor of International Relations at the Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan.