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Power in Concert
Jennifer Mitzen
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Description for Power in Concert
Paperback. How states cooperate in the absence of a sovereign power is a perennial question in international relations. In this book, the author argues that global governance is more than just the cooperation of states under anarchy: it is the formation and maintenance of collective intentions, or joint commitments among states to address problems together. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
How states cooperate in the absence of a sovereign power is a perennial question in international relations. With Power in Concert, Jennifer Mitzen argues that global governance is more than just the cooperation of states under anarchy: it is the formation and maintenance of collective intentions, or joint commitments among states to address problems together. The key mechanism through which these intentions are sustained is face-to-face diplomacy, which keeps states' obligations to one another salient and helps them solve problems on a day-to-day basis. Mitzen argues that the origins of this practice lie in the Concert of Europe, an informal agreement among five European states in the wake of the Napoleonic wars to reduce the possibility of recurrence. The Concert first institutionalized the practice of jointly managing the balance of power, through its many successes, and Mitzen shows that the words and actions of state leaders in public forums contributed to collective self-restraint and a shared commitment to problem solving-and at a time when communication was considerably more difficult than it is today. Despite the Concert's eventual breakdown, the practice it introduced-of face-to-face diplomacy as a mode of joint problem solving-survived and is the basis of global governance today.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226060118
SKU
V9780226060118
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99-50
About Jennifer Mitzen
Jennifer Mitzen is associate professor of political science at Ohio State University. She lives in Columbus, OH.
Reviews for Power in Concert
"Power in Concert offers a sophisticated theoretical argument about the origins of international cooperation and speaks to some of the liveliest and most important debates in the field-debates about sources of international cooperation and changing state interests and strategies. Jennifer Mitzen has written an important book that will have far-reaching implications in international relations and the study of global governance." (Martha Finnemore, George Washington University)"