The impact of ‘Standing’ on China-U.S. security relations: a constructivist approach to relations between a rising power and an established power

This thesis examines how the concept of ‘standing’, derived from the work of Lebow, impacts China-U.S. security relations. Conventional Realist explanations argue that China’s growing material capacities will likely lead to armed conflict between China, a rising power, and the United States, an esta...

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Main Author: Wang, Pei
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2021
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/65787/