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Jones, Catherine (2014) Constructing great powers : China’s status in a socially constructed plurality. International Politics, Volume 51 (Number 5). pp. 597-618. doi:10.1057/ip.2014.28 ISSN 1384-5748.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/ip.2014.28
Abstract
As a rising power, increasing attention is focused on what China does on the world stage. The growing number of books and articles on China’s rise, whether it is sustainable, whether it is a model for other developing states, and most importantly whether it is likely to change the current international order, highlights the level of interest in this phenomenon. This article suggests that focusing on China alone is not enough; instead it is essential to view the rise of China exemplifying the relationship between international order, great powers’ status, and the shaping of the roles and responsibilities of great powers. It argues that when seen as a part of the construction of international order, great powers are also constructs within international order; as a result, China as a ‘great power’ does not exist apart from the international order it is rising into. This perspective broadens the range of possible questions that can be asked in relation to China (and other rising powers).
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Politics | ||||
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 1384-5748 | ||||
Official Date: | September 2014 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 51 | ||||
Number: | Number 5 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 597-618 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1057/ip.2014.28 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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