Power Transition in the Anarchical Society: Rising Powers, Institutional Change and the New World Order

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This book examines the ongoing power transition and its ramifications for world order from an international society perspective. In that perspective, the outcome of big changes in the distribution of power is a matter of socialization rather than structural determination or the resilience of the so-called Liberal world order. Consequently, the key question of this book is how the ongoing power transition affects, and is affected by, the social institutions of world order including sovereignty, the balance of power, international law, diplomacy, trade, humanitarian intervention, national self-determination, and environmental stewardship. The guiding theoretical assumption of the book is that power transition stimulates fundamental institutional change rather than major conflict or a breakdown of international order, while international organizations are key arenas for the realization and negotiation of such changes, not the victims of hegemonic retreat. The argument is pursued in sections on rising and declining powers (Anglo-America, Russia, China and the EU, among others), consequences for the fundamental social institutions and changes in international organizations, globally and regionally. In combination, the chapters reveal the contours of the coming world order. Preface Contents Notes on Contributors List of Figures 1 Power Transition and Institutional Change: Theorizing the New World Order The Context of the Argument Contesting Theories The Foundational Argument Theoretical Requirements of the Power Shift The Structure of the Present Volume The New World Order The Balance of Power Great Power Management Sovereignty, Humanitarian Intervention and Democracy International Law, Diplomacy and Trade War Pluralism, Solidarism and Regional Ownership References Part I Theoretical Investigations 2 Power Transition and World Order: Three Rival Theories and the Dynamics of Change Realism on Power Transition: From Great Power War to Status and Bounded Orders Liberalism on Power Transition: From Hegemonic Breakdown to Liberal Inclusion The English School on Power Transition: From Rejection of Hierarchy to Fundamental Institutional Change Power Transition and World Order: The Dynamics of Change Power Transition and the Global South: The Direction of Change Relating the Explanatory Domains: An Integrated Approach to Power Transition References 3 International Society and Power as a Social Role Role Theory Application to States Roles in the Society of States Role Attributions Great Power Hegemony Middle Power Regional Power Operationalising Roles Games States Play Conclusion References Part II Powers 4 The End of Anglo-America? Anglo-America as the ‘Core of the Core’ The Erosion of Moral Authority to Lead Outlook References 5 Russia: Power Transition, Revisionism and Great Power Management The Context of Twentieth-Century Power Transitions: The Russian Trauma Russian Great Power Status in Terms of Fundamental Institutions and the UNSC Russian Great Power Agency in International Organizations—and Notably Beyond International Organizations Organizing and Feeding Fundamental Institutions: Russia in the Council of Europe Conclusion References 6 China, Power Transition, and the Resilience of Pluralist International Society: Beyond Realism and Liberalism China and Power Transition: On-Going Debates and Their Discontents China Rising in a World of Liberal Hubris Rising China and the Resilience of Pluralist International Society Towards a World Safe for Diversity References 7 Power Transition as a Challenge to Normative Power Europe The European Union in a Contested Liberal Order Solidarisation: The EU as a Normative Power The EC in the Cold War: Civilian Power The EU in a Liberal Moment: Normative Power Challenge: The Causes of Transition Contestations Recontextualisations Pluralisation: EU Geopolitics Reconceptualisation: Normative Power in a Pluralist World References Part III Fundamental Institutions 8 Global Power Shifts and International Law Law and the Constitution of International Society Constraining Rising Powers: Possibilities and Limits in a Legalised World Enabling Rising Powers: The Constitutive Power of International Law Law, Fragmentation, and the Regionalisation of International Society Conclusion References 9 Culture, Diplomacy and Power Transition Defining Culture Culture and Society The Coherence of Culture as an Analytical Concept How Purposive Is Cultural Expression? How Far Are Institutions Culturally Dependent? The Self Styles of Interaction Values Goals Conclusion References 10 Liberalism, Democracy and Power Shift The Liberal Moment Fractures in the Liberal Core Regions Against the Core China as a “Norm Entrepreneur” Responsibility to Protect, Human Rights and the Global South A Community of Democracies? From a “Standard of Civilization” to a Universal Standard A New Set of Norms References 11 Humanitarian Intervention and Great Power Management in a Post-hegemonic World Order Great Power Management and the Role of Regional Organizations Libya Cote d’Ivoire Syria Mali Humanitarian Intervention After Hegemony: Dynamics and Practices Conclusions: Intervention, Great Power Management and International Organization References Part IV Organizations and Regimes 12 Power Transition and the Economic Order: How Much Change? Power Transition and Trade Arrangements in the Asia–Pacific Area PT, Trade, and International Society in the Asia–Pacific Area The Establishment of the WTO, the Role of ASEAN Countries, and Power Shift The WTO Rules, Trade Disputes, and East Asian Countries The ASEAN Regional Trade Arrangements: Changing Trade Rules? Conclusion References 13 China and a New Order in the Arctic The Making of the Arctic as a Region The Challenge of China Future of the Arctic Region Conclusion References 14 Power Transition, Rising China, and the Regime for Outer Space in a US-Hegemonic Space Order The Emergence of the Regime for Outer Space The Institutional and Normative Aspects of the Regime for Space Militarisation, Democratisation, Complex Governance and the China Challenge: Space Order in Flux The Growing Militarisation of Space Commercialisation and Democratisation Multilateral Initiatives China’s Rise as a ‘Space Great Power’ In Lieu of a Conclusion: Is There a Power Transition in Space? 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