Great power multilateralism and the prevention of war

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Great power multilateralism and the prevention of war
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Debating a 21st century concert of powers
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edited by Harald Müller and Carsten Rauch
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xv, 267 p.
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978-1-138-63443-5
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Preface. Part I: Laying the Groundwork Chapter 1: Introduction: Risks of Great Power Conflict in the 21st Century Harald Muller, Carsten Rauch and Iris Wurm. Chapter 2: The Concert of Europe and International Security Governance: How did it Operate, What did it Accomplish, What were its Shortcomings, What can we Learn? Matthias Schulz. Chapter 3: Concerts as a Mode of Ordering in World Politics: An Ideal Type Approach Adam Humphreys. Part II: Marking the Challenges Chapter 4: The Dark Side of the European Concert of Powers: Caveats to be Taken into Account for Successfully Managing Peace Andreas Fahrmeir. Chapter 5: The Dangers of Great Power Connivance Bertrand Badie. Chapter 6: The Club Practices of Concert Diplomacy. The Paradox and Effects of Selective Cooperation with Global Objectives Melanie Albaret and Delphine Lagrange. Chapter 7: The Concert and Existing Organizations and Legal Structures at the Global Level Stefan Kadelbach. Part III: Tackling Diversity and Exclusion: Common Norms, Justice and Legitimacy Chapter 8: The Normative Foundations for a New Global Concert in an Age of Western Retrenchment Kyle Lascurettes and Sara B. Moller. Chapter 9: The Concert of Powers and Competing Government Models Hans-Joachim Spanger. Chapter 10: Just a Concert or a Just Concert: The Role of Justice and Fairness Considerations Harald Muller, Daniel Muller and Carsten Rauch. Chapter 11: The Exclusion Problem and the Need for Legitimacy Konstanze Jungling and Siddharth Mallavarapu. Chapter 12: Ownership Matters in a 21st Century Concert of Powers Pang Zhongying and Mao Weizhun. Part IV: Accounting for the Differences: Adapting to 21st Century Circumstances Chapter 13: Between Informality and Formality: Concert Operations in a Densely Institutionalized World Kanti Bajpai and Harald Muller. Chapter 14: Concert of Concerts: The Geopolitical Role of Regional Inter-State Organizations Alexander Nikitin and Oleg Demidov. Chapter 15: Great Power Accommodation, Nuclear Weapons and Concerts of Power Nicola Leveringhaus and Andrew Hurrell. Conclusion Chapter 16: Managing Power Transitions with a Concert of Powers Harald Muller and Carsten Rauch

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Great-power conflict and great-power war are still the most dangerous risks the international community is facing today. This edited volume investigates the feasibility of a modern day concert of powers as a way for managing the risk of great power conflicts in the 21st century. The volume takes its inspiration from history. The 19th century European Concert was not only able to ensure a period of exceptional peacefulness among the European great powers, it also limited the scope and duration of the few wars that did break out. The chapter authors discuss the achievements and limits of the historical concert, define the requirements that a new concert would have to meet, critically evaluate obstacles and risks of the approach and indicate how a 21st century concert of powers could complement, and fit into, the present legal and institutional setting of global politics. This volume offers a systematic examination of the norms and tools of the historical template and scrutinizes these tools for their utility in our time. It will be of great interest to a wide range of scholars and students in areas such as International Relations, History and International Law.
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