Regional Powers and Contested Leadership

Daniel Flemes

ISBN 10: 3319736906 / ISBN 13: 9783319736907

Published by Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing Apr 2018, 2018

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -When do rising powers fail to establish legitimate regional leadership and instead face contestation by their regional challengers This book investigates how and why the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) project leadership in South America, post-Soviet Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, respectively, and in what ways their main regional challengers respond. Based on a systematic conceptualization of the types and drivers of leadership and contestation, the authors assess the impact of the rise of regional powers on weaker states¿ security, sovereignty, and status, as well as the consequences of contestation for regional economic development and stability and the regional powers¿ bid for greater voice in global governance. By illuminating the sources and effects of power politics in five regions that are increasingly pivotal for the emerging world order, the volume offers a global comparative analysis of contemporary regional contested leadership that will interest scholars and students of international affairs, foreign policy, and area studies.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 364 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Regional Powers and Contested Leadership
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing Apr 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319736906
• ISBN 13: 9783319736907
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 25D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 583 grams

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Synopsis

When do rising powers fail to establish legitimate regional leadership and instead face contestation by their regional challengers? This book investigates how and why the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) project leadership in South America, post-Soviet Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, respectively, and in what ways their main regional challengers respond. Based on a systematic conceptualization of the types and drivers of leadership and contestation, the authors assess the impact of the rise of regional powers on weaker states’ security, sovereignty, and status, as well as the consequences of contestation for regional economic development and stability and the regional powers’ bid for greater voice in global governance. By illuminating the sources and effects of power politics in five regions that are increasingly pivotal for the emerging world order, the volume offers a global comparative analysis of contemporary regional contested leadership that will interest scholars and students of international affairs, foreign policy, and area studies. 

About the Author

Hannes Ebert is Research Fellow at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.

Daniel Flemes is Schumpeter Fellow at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.