Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions Mukherjee Rohan
Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions Mukherjee Rohan Why do rising powers sometimes challenge an international order that enables their growth, and…
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Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions Mukherjee Rohan
Why do rising powers sometimes challenge an international order that enables their growth, and at other times support an order that constrains them? International institutions shape the choices of rising states as they pursue equal status with established powers. Ascending Order offers the first comprehensive study of conflict and cooperation as new powers join the global arena.
Using original and robust archival evidence, the book examines these dynamics in three cases: the United States and the maritime laws of war in the mid-nineteenth century; Japan and naval arms control in the interwar period; and India and nuclear non-proliferation in the Cold War. Open membership rules and fair decision-making procedures facilitate equality and cooperation, while exclusion and unfairness frequently produce conflict. This study shows that the future of contemporary international order depends on