| ID | 145147 |
| Title Proper | Dynamics of global power politics |
| Other Title Information | a framework for analysis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Nexon, Daniel H ; Goddard, Stacie E |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | We call for a research program focused on the dynamics of global power politics. Rather than link realpolitik to structural-realist theoretical frameworks or the putatively anarchical character of world politics, the program treats power politics as an object of analysis in its own right. It embraces debate over the nature of global power politics among scholars working with distinctive approaches. It sees the structural contexts of power politics as highly variable and often hierarchical in character. It attenuates ex ante commitments to the centrality of states in global politics. And it takes for granted that actors deploy multiple resources and modalities of power in their pursuit of influence. What binds this diverse research program together is its focus on realpolitik as the politics of collective mobilization in the context of the struggle for influence among political communities, broadly understood. Thus, the study of the dynamics of collective mobilization—the causal and constitutive pathways linking efforts at mobilization with enhanced power—brings together approaches to security studies in a shared study of power politics. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Global Security Studies Vol. 1, No.1; Feb 2016: p.4-18 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Global security Studies Vol: 1 No 1 |
| Key Words | Power ; Realism ; Power Politics ; Critical Security Studies ; Realpolitik ; Contentious Politics |