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Major powers and the quest for status in international politics [electronic resource] : global and regional perspectives /

by Volgy, Thomas J; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Evolutionary processes in world politics series: Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: xiii, 242 p. : ill.ISBN: ; .Subject(s): Great powers | International relations | World politics -- 21st century | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- 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.
Summary: "This book addresses the importance of the status dimension of major powers, the potential for status competition between them, and the aspirations of regional powers to become major global powers. The authors propose a new method of assessing the extent to which both major global powers and regional powers are attributed status, whether or not such status attribution results in status underachievement or overachievement (status inconsistency), and through a variety of cases, explore the consequences of status inconsistencies for international politics. The foundational chapters are supplemented with chapters focusing on individual cases that demonstrate the status concerns of both major global powers and key regional powers"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- 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.

"This book addresses the importance of the status dimension of major powers, the potential for status competition between them, and the aspirations of regional powers to become major global powers. The authors propose a new method of assessing the extent to which both major global powers and regional powers are attributed status, whether or not such status attribution results in status underachievement or overachievement (status inconsistency), and through a variety of cases, explore the consequences of status inconsistencies for international politics. The foundational chapters are supplemented with chapters focusing on individual cases that demonstrate the status concerns of both major global powers and key regional powers"-- Provided by publisher.

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