Power in World Politics
  1. 10 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

This book engages the view that students of International Relations need to break with the habit of defining power in terms of military capabilities of states.

Featuring contributions from both upcoming and distinguished scholars, including Steven Lukes, Joseph Nye, and Stefano Guzzini, it explores the nature and location of 'power' in international politics through a variety of conceptual lenses. With a particular focus on the phenomenon of 'soft' power and different types of actors in a globalizing world, fifteen chapters assess the meaning of 'power' from the perspectives of realism, constructivism, global governance, and development studies, presenting discussions ranging from conceptual to practical oriented analyses.

Power in World Politics attempts to broaden theoretical horizons to enrich our understanding of the distribution of power in world politics, thereby also contributing to the discovery and analysis of new political spaces. This is essential reading for all advanced students and scholars of international relations.

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Yes, you can access Power in World Politics by Felix Berenskoetter, M. J. Williams, Felix Berenskoetter,M. J. Williams in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politik & Internationale Beziehungen & Internationale Beziehungen. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contributors
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. 1 Thinking about power
  7. 2 The concept of power
  8. 3 Realism and facets of power in international relations
  9. 4 Structural realism and the problem of polarity and war
  10. 5 Power and the battle for hearts and minds
  11. 6 Why ‘soft power’ isn’t so soft
  12. 7 The power of persuasion
  13. 8 Contested credibility
  14. 9 Notes for a soft-power research agenda
  15. 10 Reflecting on normative power Europe
  16. 11 Empowerment among nations
  17. 12 Levels, spaces and forms of power
  18. 13 On the transformational potential of global civil society
  19. 14 Discourses of power
  20. 15 Theory meets practice
  21. Bibliography