The Hierarchy of States

Reform and Resistance in the International Order
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-521-37252-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 584 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in International Relations

The hierarchy of states presents Ian Clark's Reform and resistance in the international order, a well-established text on international relations first published in 1980, in a completely revised form. Combining a detailed examination of theory with a full account of historical developments, Dr Clark analyses the nature of international order - the hierarchical state system - and its potential for reform. The theory of international order is explored tracing two traditions of thought epitomised in the writings of Kant and Rousseau, whilst in a historical survey Dr Clark covers the main attempts to implement international order since 1815 and includes such aspects as concert diplomacy, alliance systems, international organisations as well as such informal understandings as nuclear deterrence, crisis management and spheres of influence. This revised edition contains two new chapters - one on international/world order issues and the other on 'macro' changes between 1815 and 1990. Dr Clark has updated his discussion on the course of superpower relations and most of the material on the post-1945 period is introduced in this edition for the first time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clark, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Ideology of International Orders: 1. Order and international relations; 2. International and world order; 3. Kant and the tradition of optimism; 4. Rousseau and the tradition of despair; Part II. The Practice of International Order: 5. Order and change in the international system, 1815–1990; 6. From balance to concert, 1815–1854; 7. Balance without concert, 1856–1914; 8. Concert without balance, 1918–1939; 9. From concert to balance, 1945–1990; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.