Great Power Conduct and Credibility in World Politics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783030101275)

This book seeks to answer one main question: what is the core concern of great powers that streamlines their behavior in the contemporary system of international relations? Building on the examples of the United States, China, Russia, France, and Britain, it tracks both consistency and fluctuations in global power dynamics and great power behavior. The author examines the genesis, causality, and policy implications of decision makers' fixation with retaining a credible image of power in world politics, while exploring how the dynamics of power distribution in international systems modify perceptions of primacy. Drawing on findings from disciplines such as history, economics, social and political psychology, communication theory, philosophy, political science, strategic studies, and above all, from International Relations theory and practice, the volume proposes a novel theory of power credibility, which offers an original explanation of great powers' behavior at the stage of their relative decline.

Author: Sergey Smolnikov
ISBN-10: 3030101274
ISBN-13: 9783030101275
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2019
Pages: 315
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.69d