Major Powers and the Quest for Status in International Politics

THOMAS J. VOLGY Professor of Political Science at University of Arizona, USA. RENATO CORBETTA Assistant Professor at University of Alabama, USA. KEITH A. GRANT Research Assistant at University of Arizona, USA. RYAN G. BAIRD is PhD candidate at University of Arizona, USA

"Few can doubt the importance of the major powers in world politics, both in international history (past and future) and in international theory. This well-integrated volume makes a significant contribution by specifying what a major power is, by measuring status differentiation among the major powers in the post-1945 system, and by offering different analytic perspectives on the ongoing quest for status among global and regional powers." - Jack S. Levy, Board of Governors' Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, and Senior Associate at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University

• PART I: Major Global Powers and Their Status Major Power Status Attribution:  Conceptual and Methodological Issues; T.J.Volgy , R.Corbetta , K.Grant , & R.Baird Global Leader, Global Power, Status Consistent Power: The United States; W.R.Thompson From Underachiever to Overachiever, and Where to Now: Russia as a Major Power; M.R.Freire From Regional Player to Overachieving Major Power: China; Y.Deng The Ups and Downs of Major Power Status:  France; B.Badie PART II: Regional Powers, Status, and Aspirations for the Global Stage Regional Powers and Their Status:  Further Conceptual and Methodological Issues; T.J.Volgy , R.Corbetta , K.Grant , & R.Baird South American Regional Order: the Growth of Brazil as a Regional Power; M.Herz Regional Power Development in a Space Thick with Competing Powers: India; R.Bashrur Regional Power Development in High Conflict Geopolitical Space:  Iran and its Competitors Developing Regional Power Capacity:  South Africa PART III: Conclusions:  The Struggle for World Order and the Future of International Politics; T.J.Volgy, R.Corbetta, K.Grant , & R.Baird