{"title":"G. John Ikenberry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG. John Ikenberry\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the dynamics of international relations and global power structures. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eAfter Victory\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA World Safe for Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, examine how democracies shape and sustain world order through cooperation and strategic frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders seeking a thoughtful analysis of political theories and the evolution of the international system will find Ikenberry's books compelling. His approach combines historical context with contemporary issues, providing a nuanced perspective on the challenges facing liberal democracies today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-world-safe-for-democracy-by-g-john-ikenberry-9780300271010","title":"A World Safe for Democracy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping account of the rise and evolution of liberal internationalism in the modern era, selected as a Best Book of 2021 by \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A thoughtful and profound defence of liberal internationalism—both as a political philosophy and as a guide to future actions.”—Gideon Rachman, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The crowning achievement of [Ikenberry’s] decades-long work explaining and defending the liberal international order.”—Michael Hirsch, \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor two hundred years, the grand project of liberal internationalism has been to build a world order that is open, loosely rules-based, and oriented toward progressive ideas. Today this project is in crisis, threatened from the outside by illiberal challengers and from the inside by nationalist-populist movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis timely book offers the first full account of liberal internationalism’s long journey from its nineteenth-century roots to today’s fractured political moment. Creating an international “space” for liberal democracy, preserving rights and protections within and between countries, and balancing conflicting values such as liberty and equality, openness and social solidarity, and sovereignty and interdependence—these are the guiding aims that have propelled liberal internationalism through the upheavals of the past two centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA World Safe for Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling narrative by G. 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Here John Ikenberry asks the question, what do states that win wars do with their newfound power and how do they use it to build order?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn examining the postwar settlements in modern history, he argues that powerful countries do seek to build stable and cooperative relations, but the type of order that emerges hinges on their ability to make commitments and restrain power. The author explains that only with the spread of democracy in the twentieth century and the innovative use of international institutions—both linked to the emergence of the United States as a world power—has order been created that goes beyond balance of power politics to exhibit \"constitutional\" characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe open character of the American polity and a web of multilateral institutions allow the United States to exercise strategic restraint and establish stable relations among the industrial democracies despite rapid shifts and extreme disparities in power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes a new preface reflecting on the reverberating impact of past postwar settlements and the lessons that hold contemporary relevance. Blending comparative politics with international relations, and history with theory, \u003cem\u003eAfter Victory\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest to anyone concerned with the organisation of world order, the role of institutions in world politics, and the lessons of past postwar settlements for today. It also speaks to today's debate over the ability of the United States to lead in an era of unipolar power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604948566252,"sku":"9780691169217","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691169217-after-victory.jpg?v=1778116048"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/g-john-ikenberry.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}