| Autor: |
Gabriele Abbondanza, Thomas S. Wilkins |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Awkward Powers: Escaping Traditional Great and Middle Power Theory ISBN: 9789811603693 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-981-16-0370-9_16 |
| Popis: |
In the introductory chapter to this volume, we examined the power categories that are integral to the discipline of IR, and we identified a series of aberrant states located close to the apex of the international hierarchy, which have so far escaped a conclusive categorisation under the appropriate great and middle power rubrics. In this chapter, we draw on the volume’s contributions and identify six recurring elements that provide useful direction in defining such Awkward Powers. They are: (i) power asymmetry (material capabilities); (ii) power liminality (transitional status); (iii) power frustration (external acceptance); and (iv) awkward pathways (alternative governance); (v) awkward strategies (coping mechanisms); and (vi) awkward postures (divergent behaviours). |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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