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Unanswered Threats: Political Constraints on the Balance of Power
Randall L. Schweller
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Description for Unanswered Threats: Political Constraints on the Balance of Power
Paperback. Underbalancing occurs when states fail to recognize dangerous threats, choose not to react to them, or respond in paltry and imprudent ways. This book offers a theory of underbalancing based on four domestic-level variables - elite consensus, elite cohesion, social cohesion, and regime/government vulnerability. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 halftone. 10 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Why have states throughout history regularly underestimated dangers to their survival? Why have some states been able to mobilize their material resources effectively to balance against threats, while others have not been able to do so? The phenomenon of "underbalancing" is a common but woefully underexamined behavior in international politics. Underbalancing occurs when states fail to recognize dangerous threats, choose not to react to them, or respond in paltry and imprudent ways. It is a response that directly contradicts the core prediction of structural realism's balance-of-power theory--that states motivated to survive as autonomous entities are coherent actors that, when confronted ... Read more
Why have states throughout history regularly underestimated dangers to their survival? Why have some states been able to mobilize their material resources effectively to balance against threats, while others have not been able to do so? The phenomenon of "underbalancing" is a common but woefully underexamined behavior in international politics. Underbalancing occurs when states fail to recognize dangerous threats, choose not to react to them, or respond in paltry and imprudent ways. It is a response that directly contradicts the core prediction of structural realism's balance-of-power theory--that states motivated to survive as autonomous entities are coherent actors that, when confronted ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691136462
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V9780691136462
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About Randall L. Schweller
Randall L. Schweller is Associate Professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University. Schweller's research focuses on theories of world politics, international security, and strategic studies. He is the author of "Deadly Imbalances: Tripolarity and Hitler's Strategy of World Conquest", as well as many articles in journals such as "World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, International Security, American Political Science ... Read more
Reviews for Unanswered Threats: Political Constraints on the Balance of Power
"In this groundbreaking book, Schweller observes that history is in fact full of what he calls 'underbalancing'
the failure of states to form alliances or build arms in the face of threatening accumulations of power."
G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs "The book focuses largely on 'underbalancing', or on why certain types of states fail to employ balance-of-power strategies. The answer is domestic ... Read more
the failure of states to form alliances or build arms in the face of threatening accumulations of power."
G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs "The book focuses largely on 'underbalancing', or on why certain types of states fail to employ balance-of-power strategies. The answer is domestic ... Read more