There is widespread agreement that status or standing in the international system is a critical
element in world politics. The desire for status is recognized as a key factor in nuclear …

The rise of China and other great powers raises important questions about the persistence
and stability of the'liberal international order'. This book provides a new perspective on these …

How can established powers manage the peaceful rise of new great powers? With The
Struggle for Recognition in International Relations, Michelle Murray offers a new answer to …

How do states achieve status? Although we rely on status to explain important phenomena
in international politics—such as wars and the foreign policy of emerging powers—we still …

Two approaches to identity have been employed to explore issues in Japan's international
relations. One views identity as constituted by domestic norms and culture, and as …

Despite widespread agreement that status matters, there is relatively little in the way of
focused research on how and when it matters. Relying on the assumption that it “matters” …

This article explores the burgeoning literature on status in world politics. Toward that end, it
reviews three recently published books. The three books are representative of the different …

In this article, the introduction to this Special Issue, we underline the importance of the
dynamics of misrecognition for the study of world politics. We make the case for shifting the …

This analytical essay highlights the importance of status orders in the study of status and
prestige in world politics. Drawing on recent research in the field, I argue that understanding …

Chinese and Russian foreign policy, in part, reflects both countries' ambitions for higher
status in the international system. This implies a critical question: can accommodating these …