| ID | 166755 |
| Title Proper | Asymmetry, hierarchy, and the ecclesiastes trap |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Musgrave, Paul |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Many international-relations scholars assume that stronger states get their way in world politics. The books reviewed here provide a coherent research program that challenges that notion. By treating asymmetrical international relations as an analytical category distinct from relations attaining among peer states, the authors make theoretical and empirical progress in addressing puzzles about why stronger states do not always prevail. These contributions matter for students of small-state foreign policy, of U.S. foreign policy, and of international hierarchy. This essay describes and reviews the new research program while showing how it could build connections to the literature on hierarchy and international relations. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Review Vol. 21, No.2; Jun 2019: p.284–300 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Review Vol: 21 No 2 |
| Key Words | Review Essay |