Hierarchy In International Relations (cornell Studies In Political Economy)
by David A. Lake /
2011 / English / PDF
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International relations are generally understood as a realm of
anarchy in which countries lack any superior authority and
interact within a Hobbesian state of nature. In
International relations are generally understood as a realm of
anarchy in which countries lack any superior authority and
interact within a Hobbesian state of nature. InHierarchy in
International Relations
Hierarchy in
International Relations, David A. Lake challenges this
traditional view, demonstrating that states exercise authority
over one another in international hierarchies that vary
historically but are still pervasive today.
, David A. Lake challenges this
traditional view, demonstrating that states exercise authority
over one another in international hierarchies that vary
historically but are still pervasive today.
Revisiting the concepts of authority and sovereignty, Lake offers
a novel view of international relations in which states form
social contracts that bind both dominant and subordinate members.
The resulting hierarchies have significant effects on the foreign
policies of states as well as patterns of international conflict
and cooperation. Focusing largely on U.S.-led hierarchies in the
contemporary world, Lake provides a compelling account of the
origins, functions, and limits of political order in the modern
international system. The book is a model of clarity in theory,
research design, and the use of evidence.
Revisiting the concepts of authority and sovereignty, Lake offers
a novel view of international relations in which states form
social contracts that bind both dominant and subordinate members.
The resulting hierarchies have significant effects on the foreign
policies of states as well as patterns of international conflict
and cooperation. Focusing largely on U.S.-led hierarchies in the
contemporary world, Lake provides a compelling account of the
origins, functions, and limits of political order in the modern
international system. The book is a model of clarity in theory,
research design, and the use of evidence.
Motivated by concerns about the declining international
legitimacy of the United States following the Iraq War,
Motivated by concerns about the declining international
legitimacy of the United States following the Iraq War,Hierarchy in International Relations
Hierarchy in International Relations offers a powerful
analytic perspective that has important implications for
understanding America's position in the world in the years ahead.
offers a powerful
analytic perspective that has important implications for
understanding America's position in the world in the years ahead.