Where eagles do not dare : moderate revisionism in international politics

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dc.contributor.authorTERMINE, Lorenzo
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-20T16:41:06Z
dc.date.available2025-02-20T16:41:06Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionPublished online: 18 February 2025en
dc.description.abstractWhen and how do great and middle powers moderately challenge the status quo? These compelling questions have largely been overlooked in International Relations literature, which typically views the cyclical rise of revolutionary revisionist great powers as an unchanging aspect of international politics. Conventional thinking suggests that after peace or major agreements are established, a new international status quo emerges, provoking major dissatisfied states to challenge it. Sometimes, these challenges escalate to full-scale wars or intense competitions with the status quo powers—those committed to defending and maintaining current conditions. Yet, revisionism does not always manifest as great power war or outright competition; it can take more moderate forms. This book addresses this neglected puzzle with two key aims. The first is explicative, seeking to provide a solid and novel causal explanation of this recurring phenomenon in international politics. The second aim is typological: to construct a more nuanced and precise typology of revisionism that focuses on foreign policy means. To validate its new theoretical framework, the book examines three case studies—the United States, Italy, and China—spanning three distinct regions and historical contexts and featuring diverse political regimes: the late 19th century, the interwar period, and the Cold War.en
dc.description.tableofcontents-- Introduction -- Theoretical Foundations of Revisionism -- A Theory of Revisionism -- With Great Power Comes Growing Satisfaction: The United States from 1879 to 1891 -- Middle in Power and Dissatisfaction: Fascist Italy Between 1922 and 1928 -- Limited Power, Seething Dissatisfaction: Maoist China Between 1949 and 1958 -- Conclusionen
dc.identifier.citationCham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2025, Palgrave studies in international relationsen
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-81521-8
dc.identifier.isbn9783031815201
dc.identifier.isbn9783031815232
dc.identifier.isbn9783031815218
dc.identifier.issn2946-2673
dc.identifier.issn2946-2681
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/78113
dc.language.isoenen
dc.orcid.putcode1814/80787:178545846
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dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillanen
dc.subjectRising powers
dc.subjectRevisionism
dc.subjectDissatisfaction
dc.subjectInternational orders
dc.subjectPower transition
dc.titleWhere eagles do not dare : moderate revisionism in international politicsen
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