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ID160060
Title ProperIs Peaceful Change in World Politics Always Desirable? a Neoclassical Realist Perspective
LanguageENG
AuthorTaliaferro, Jeffrey W
Summary / Abstract (Note)An assumption runs through this symposium that peaceful change is desirable and ought to be encouraged. We do not believe it is that simple. The term “peaceful change” itself is not well defined. The article, therefore, narrowly defines peaceful change as a process whereby a hegemon voluntarily cedes its dominant geopolitical role to a challenger in one or more regions. Drawing on neoclassical realism, we hypothesize that a declining hegemon will only accept peaceful change if: (1) it has high confidence change is inevitable because it lacks the military, economic, or political means to resist it; or (2) when domestic political or economic costs of resistance of prohibitively high; or (3) when the leadership of the hegemonic state faces domestic constraints in its ability to enact policies to resist the challenger.
`In' analytical NoteInternational Studies Review Vol. 20, No.2; Jun 2018: p.283–291
Journal SourceInternational Studies Review Vol: 20 No 2
Key WordsPower ;  Neoclassical Realism ;  Hegemon ;  Regions


 
 
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