Papers by Iris Wurm
This policy paper was conceived of by an international study group as part of the project "The Po... more This policy paper was conceived of by an international study group as part of the project "The Post- Transatlantic Age: A Twenty-First Century Concert of Powers". The project is part of the “Europe and Global Challenges” programme, a joint programme of research funding and net-working aimed at encouraging transnational and transdisciplinary research groups launched by the Europe- an foundations Compagnia di San Paolo in Turin, Italy, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond in Stockholm, Sweden, and VolkswagenStiftung in Hanover, Germany.
Iris Wurm (2013) 'Making the world safe for power transition -Towards a conceptual combination of... more Iris Wurm (2013) 'Making the world safe for power transition -Towards a conceptual combination of power transition theory and hegemony theory',
A few years ago, it was a common complaint that the international dimension of democratization an... more A few years ago, it was a common complaint that the international dimension of democratization and, in particular, the external promotion of democracy were largely neglected by scholars of comparative politics and international relations. By now, academic research has begun to catch up with the growth of foreign and development policies explicitly aiming at the international promotion and protection of democratic regimes. Yet, what is still a largely unexplored desideratum is the challenge to theoretically grasp ‘democracy promotion’ as an aim and strategy of democratic foreign policies – that is, to embed the empirical research on democracy promotion in theoretical perspectives on international relations. This article sets out to contribute to filling this gap by developing a classification of competing theoretical approaches. First, research on the democratic peace – the one major research program concerned with democratic foreign policy – is used to derive potential motives behind the promotion of democracy. Then, on this basis, existing theories of international relations are modified in order to locate democracy promotion within the foreign policy of democratic states. In conclusion, the article presents four sketches of potential theoretical approaches to the external promotion of democracy.
Euro 6,-III Parkett gelang durch die neue US-Agenda für den Mittleren und Nahen Osten, weg von De... more Euro 6,-III Parkett gelang durch die neue US-Agenda für den Mittleren und Nahen Osten, weg von Demokratisierung hin zur Eindämmung iranischer Macht. Riad wird erneut als Partner eingebunden und aufgerüstet. Das Verhandlungsgeschick des Königs wird in Washington geschätzt. Saudi-Arabien verhandelt an allen Fronten: Irak, Iran, Libanon und Palästina.
Conference Presentations by Iris Wurm
With global power shifts and possibly even a power transition at the top of the international sys... more With global power shifts and possibly even a power transition at the top of the international system, it becomes increasingly important to find some sort of great power relationship management that reduces the danger of war and conflict.
A great power concert has been suggested by some as a suitable management instrument. This is not surprising given the success of the historical Concert of Europe in contributed to preventing European great-power war for prolonged periods during the nineteenth century despite the profound social, economic, and political transformations of this era.
However, what exactly is a concert and what has been the Concert? Reviewing the existing literature we find that scholars define the historical concert as well as the general concept of concert quite dissimilar. These differences emerge on several axes: A concert can be rather realist or constructivist in IR terms, imperial or pacifist in its outward activity and liberal or conservative in its inwards orientation to name but a few.
Before it makes sense to suggest (or condemn) a concert approach for the 21st century, one first has to be clear about which kind of concert one has in mind. We offer a concert-typology that will make this choice easier and more transparent.
Journal Articles by Iris Wurm
"The aim of this paper is to establish a political framework to mitigate the crisis propensity of... more "The aim of this paper is to establish a political framework to mitigate the crisis propensity of power transitions in the international system. One approach that focuses on this phenomenon is Power Transition Theory, which warns that situations in which rising powers approach a (declining) hegemon often escalate into conflict or war. Specifically unsatisfied rising powers are expected to come into conflict with the dominant power and each other. Power Transition Theory, however, has only a limited view on the structure of the international order. It
overlooks the possibility of ruling the system by consensus rather than by coercion, highlighted by Liberal Hegemony Theory. Merging Power Transition Theory with liberal Hegemony Theory can reveal previously hidden opportunities to manage peaceful power transitions. In the light of the prolonged economic growth of countries like China and India this finding might prove to be crucial for the thinking of future world-order-governance politics."
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Papers by Iris Wurm
Conference Presentations by Iris Wurm
A great power concert has been suggested by some as a suitable management instrument. This is not surprising given the success of the historical Concert of Europe in contributed to preventing European great-power war for prolonged periods during the nineteenth century despite the profound social, economic, and political transformations of this era.
However, what exactly is a concert and what has been the Concert? Reviewing the existing literature we find that scholars define the historical concert as well as the general concept of concert quite dissimilar. These differences emerge on several axes: A concert can be rather realist or constructivist in IR terms, imperial or pacifist in its outward activity and liberal or conservative in its inwards orientation to name but a few.
Before it makes sense to suggest (or condemn) a concert approach for the 21st century, one first has to be clear about which kind of concert one has in mind. We offer a concert-typology that will make this choice easier and more transparent.
Journal Articles by Iris Wurm
overlooks the possibility of ruling the system by consensus rather than by coercion, highlighted by Liberal Hegemony Theory. Merging Power Transition Theory with liberal Hegemony Theory can reveal previously hidden opportunities to manage peaceful power transitions. In the light of the prolonged economic growth of countries like China and India this finding might prove to be crucial for the thinking of future world-order-governance politics."
A great power concert has been suggested by some as a suitable management instrument. This is not surprising given the success of the historical Concert of Europe in contributed to preventing European great-power war for prolonged periods during the nineteenth century despite the profound social, economic, and political transformations of this era.
However, what exactly is a concert and what has been the Concert? Reviewing the existing literature we find that scholars define the historical concert as well as the general concept of concert quite dissimilar. These differences emerge on several axes: A concert can be rather realist or constructivist in IR terms, imperial or pacifist in its outward activity and liberal or conservative in its inwards orientation to name but a few.
Before it makes sense to suggest (or condemn) a concert approach for the 21st century, one first has to be clear about which kind of concert one has in mind. We offer a concert-typology that will make this choice easier and more transparent.
overlooks the possibility of ruling the system by consensus rather than by coercion, highlighted by Liberal Hegemony Theory. Merging Power Transition Theory with liberal Hegemony Theory can reveal previously hidden opportunities to manage peaceful power transitions. In the light of the prolonged economic growth of countries like China and India this finding might prove to be crucial for the thinking of future world-order-governance politics."