Awkward Powers: Escaping Traditional Great and Middle Power Theory

Book Overview

This book introduces the editors' new concept of "Awkward Powers". By undertaking a critical re-examination of the state of International Relations theorising on the changing nature of the global power hierarchy, it draws attention to a number of countries that fit awkwardly into existing but outdated categories such as "great power" and "middle power". It argues that conceptual categories pertaining to the apex of the international hierarchy have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811603723
• ISBN13: 9789811603723
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.3"