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Leadership and the rise of great powers

While work in international relations has closely examined the decline of great powers, not much attention has been paid to the question of their rise. The upward trajectory of China is a particularly puzzling case. How has it grown increasingly important in the world arena while lagging behind the...

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Main Author: Yan, Xuetong (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press 2019
Series:The Princeton-China series
Subjects:
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory
Diplomatic relations
Politics and Government
China > foreign relations > 21st century
China > Politics and government > 21st century
China > Foreign relations > United States
United States > Foreign relations > China
Chine > Relations extérieures
Chine > Politique et gouvernement
Chine > Relations extérieures > États-Unis
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Table of Contents:
  • g 1 Morality, Power, and Authority. The Role of Morality in Realism Theory Levels and Components of Morality Differences between Power, Capability, and Authority Influence of Morality and Strategic Credibility Summary
  • 2 Leadership and Strategic Preferences. The Role and Types of Leadership Leaderships of a Rising State and Strategic Preferences Strategic Credibility and International Leadership The Principle of Humane Authority Summary
  • 3 Corollaries of International Change. State Leadership and Change of Power Configuration State Capability, Leadership, and Strategy Preference International Leadership and Norm Change Changes in International Order and Systems ; Summary
  • 4 Power Redistribution and World Center Leadership and Bipolarization Bipolar Configuration Not Equal to Cold War Conditions for Forming a World Center Summary
  • 5 Leadership and International Norms. Early Studies of Leadership and Norm Change Types of Leadership and Types of Norms ; œt Change in the Type of International Norms Summary
  • 6 International Mainstream Values. Value Challenge and Competition Devaluation of Strategic Credibility Beyond Liberalism Summary
  • 7 Transformation of the International System. Component Change versus System Change Conditions for System Transformation Political Leadership and System Transformation Summary
  • 8 Historical Cases of System Transformation Ancient Chinese Cases Cases in Modern History Summary
  • 9 Conclusion. Theory Summarization A New Bipolar World
  • Appendix: Ancient Chinese Figures Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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