This book examines the use of international institutions, informal
alignments and economic instruments to constrain the power and
threatening behavior of dominant POWERS. Much of International
Relations scholarship fails to capture the use of these non-military
instruments for constraining superior power. The book expands and
tests soft BALANCING ARGUMENTS TO HISTORICAL ERAS (such as the Concert
of Europe, and the League of Nations during the interwar period) and
the emerging/resurging POWERS, China and Russia while responding to
criticisms aired against the concept and strategy. It seeks to
explore: under what conditions do states resort to soft BALANCING
(relying on institutional and economic instruments) as opposed to hard
BALANCING (relying on formal military alliances and intense arms
buildups)? When do they combine both? What are the differences and
similarities between the 20thand 21stcentury cases of soft BALANCING?
When do soft BALANCING EFFORTS ELICIT HOSTILE REACTIONS AND WHEN DO
THEY PRODUCE POSITIVE RESULTS? Finally, what are the implications of
soft BALANCING FOR THE RISE OF NEW GREAT POWERS AND THE INTERNATIONAL
ORDER, especially conflict and cooperation among them in the
21stcentury’s GLOBALIZED WORLD?
REVIEWS:
“Both critics and proponents of the role of the balance of power in
international politics treat it as depending on military instruments.
The signal accomplishment of T. V. Paul’s book is to show that
there is a much larger set of tools that states can employ to restrain
troublemakers.” — Robert Jervis, author of How Statesmen Think
"In this sophisticated and sweeping historical survey, T.V. Paul shows
how modern states have pursued various types of balancing
behavior—short of war—to constrain potential hegemonic
powers. Restraining Great Powers is a tour de force that should be
carefully read and reflected on by scholars and practitioners
alike.“ — David Shambaugh, George Washington University
“This is a magnificent contribution to our understanding of
strategic balancing in its empirical diversity.” — Ashley
J. Tellis, Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace
"T.V Paul is on the leading edge of research on the global power
shift. This book is a significant advance on our understanding of how
great power dynamics can be tamed in the 21st century.“
— AmitavAcharya, author of Constructing Global Order
SPEAKERS:
Antonia
[https://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/antonia-maioni]Maioni
[https://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/antonia-maioni], Dean, Faculty
of Arts, McGill University
Juliet Johnson
[https://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/juliet-johnson], Chair,
Department of Political Science, McGill University
Jennifer Welsh
[https://www.facebook.com/MaxBellPublicPolicy/posts/235403450362590],
Canada 150 Chair, Department of Political Science, McGill University
John A. Hall [https://www.mcgill.ca/sociology/faculty/hall], James
McGill Professor of Sociology, McGill University
Philip [https://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/philip-oxhorn]Oxhorn
[https://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/philip-oxhorn], Associate
Provost (Academic), McGill University
Marie
[https://www.concordia.ca/research/migs/about/staff/marie-lamensch.html]Lamensh
[https://www.concordia.ca/research/migs/about/staff/marie-lamensch.html],
Chair, CIC Montreal Branch
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