The Global Political System

Attinà, Fulvio

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“…This behaviour, however, produces two major effects at the international level. First, multilateralism and global security become increasingly dependent on the capacity, motivation and calculations of the hegemonic state's leadership (Attinà 2011). Second, and consequently, regional alliances and international regimes are exposed to the risk of fragmentation (Colombo and Greco 2013) without necessarily producing a rationalisation of defence spending and an improvement of military capabilities (Marrone 2012).…”

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Patterns of isolationism: a quantitative assessment of Italy’s defence and foreign policy from government alternation to ‘grand coalitions’

Olmastroni

2014

Contemporary Italian Politics

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This article examines how Italy’s projection abroad has changed in terms of its capabilities. Budgetary allocations to the Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs are examined to understand whether and how spending on these policy areas has varied as an effect of the economic crisis. The number of troops deployed in military operations and the mandate under which they operate are analysed to verify whether the use of military force has changed, quantitatively and qualitatively, in the last few years. Although this article is centred on the recent ‘grand coalition’ governments, namely those of Enrico Letta and Matteo Renzi, trend analysis is used to determine patterns of change or continuity in Italian foreign policy (IFP) over time and across executives

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Section: Contemporary Italian Politics 295mentioning

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Patterns of isolationism: a quantitative assessment of Italy’s defence and foreign policy from government alternation to ‘grand coalitions’

Olmastroni

2014

Contemporary Italian Politics

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“…In that sense, there is almost a tautology between the leader and the status quo. Attinà (2011) points out that "The world has a political system because states and other actors have created institutions which produce policies and rules to deal with problems….The global system also possesses a governmental structure through which its political authority is exercised" (Attinà 2011, p. xiii). In the context of this characterization of the world's political system, it is the hegemon that makes decisions on the "policies and rules" for others to follow.…”

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“… Since Organski (1958), Organski and his associates have been building upon this original work up to today, while other scholars have also contributed to the same topic with new nuances and applications, for example, seeGilpin (1988),Attinà (2011), andAllison (2017).…”

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Friction, Competition, or Cooperation? Menu of Choice for the United States and China—A Power Transition Perspective

Feng

2021

World Order Transition and the Atlantic Area

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This chapter analyzes the relations between the United States and China in the twenty-first century in the context of power transition theory. The theory predicts violent or peaceful transitions of global leadership based on two factors: power parity/predominance and status quo satisfaction/dissatisfaction. In light of the theory, the chapter systematically examines the power distribution between the United States and China as well as their institutional similarities or dissimilarities and areas of potential conflict and cooperation.

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“…Coalitional solidarity and discipline can vary: rivalries may exist over specific political outputs, provoking occasional dissociations, but when the political authority of the system is at stake, coalitions become more rigid and binding. 18 However, despite the centrality of coalitions in their analysis of global change, global leadership theorists have devoted little attention to processes of coalition formation and variation, especially in view of the systemic transition towards a more democratic form of global governance.…”

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Coalition building in the UN Security Council

Monteleone¹

2014

International Relations

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Political coalitions in the international system are still understudied in International Relations theory. This article claims that the formation of and variations in coalitions in the international system are affected by changes in their bargaining power and bargaining environment related to the global leadership cycle and by long-term organisational changes of the international political system. Identifying the Security Council as the institution in which states are more likely to keep their systemic preferences at the institutional level, the article studies the presence, formation and change of coalitions in the international system by testing variations in the behaviour of the Security Council members in the period 1993–2012. To overcome methodological difficulties, it proposes to analyse sponsoring rather than voting behaviour. In the analysed period, the presence of a mutating dominant coalition, signs of potential coalitions in the making and an increase in participation and competition resulting from modifications in the organisational form of the international system are found

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The Global Political System

Cited by 18 publications

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Patterns of isolationism: a quantitative assessment of Italy’s defence and foreign policy from government alternation to ‘grand coalitions’

Patterns of isolationism: a quantitative assessment of Italy’s defence and foreign policy from government alternation to ‘grand coalitions’

Friction, Competition, or Cooperation? Menu of Choice for the United States and China—A Power Transition Perspective

Coalition building in the UN Security Council

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