The chapter first focuses on the attributes of a great power and the elements that allow us to tell a great power from other states. Such a conceptual effort is followed by a brief historical regression whose purpose is to show the role played by the great powers in the modern and contemporary international systems. Next, I examine the main theories of international relations that claim to explain broad patterns of cooperation and conflict between great powers. Some emphasize the special functions that great powers perform; some rely on the number of the existing great powers; some identify in the rise and decline of the great powers the basic force behind international change. The last section assesses the relevance of the established knowledge for the post-Cold War international system.
Titolo: | Great Powers | |
Autore/i: | CESA, MARCO | |
Autore/i Unibo: | ||
Anno: | 2011 | |
Titolo del libro: | An Introduction to International Relations | |
Pagina iniziale: | 268 | |
Pagina finale: | 280 | |
Abstract: | The chapter first focuses on the attributes of a great power and the elements that allow us to tell a great power from other states. Such a conceptual effort is followed by a brief historical regression whose purpose is to show the role played by the great powers in the modern and contemporary international systems. Next, I examine the main theories of international relations that claim to explain broad patterns of cooperation and conflict between great powers. Some emphasize the special functions that great powers perform; some rely on the number of the existing great powers; some identify in the rise and decline of the great powers the basic force behind international change. The last section assesses the relevance of the established knowledge for the post-Cold War international system. | |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 24-giu-2013 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 2.01 Capitolo / saggio in libro |