{"title":"Marina Duque","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarina Duque\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the dynamics of global politics and the formation of international standing. Her works delve into the mechanisms by which states establish and maintain status within the complex arena of international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a thoughtful analysis of political power and symbolism, framed by current affairs and geopolitical developments. Duque’s writing combines rigorous scholarship with accessible narrative, appealing to those interested in the forces shaping world politics today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-making-of-international-status-by-marina-duque-9780197801963","title":"The Making of International Status","description":"With great power rivalry once more on the rise, the clamoring of states for status--a country's standing within the international order--has become a vital consideration for international diplomacy and security. After all, according to the prevailing consensus among political scientists, states that feel dissatisfied with their status are prone to starting conflicts. To fully grasp this phenomenon, a fundamental question must be answered: how do states achieve\nstatus on the world stage?Scholars have traditionally assumed that status is a function of state attributes, particularly material capabilities like military and economic resources.\nDrawing on an interdisciplinary body of research, Marina Duque argues instead that status depends on patterns of state relations, rather than directly on state properties. To understand how international hierarchies of status are established, Duque traces their roots back to key transformations that magnified global inequality in the nineteenth century, a foundational period for the contemporary international order. As Europeans turned to imperialism, status distinctions legitimized inequality\nby drawing a boundary between \"civilized\" Europeans entitled to sovereignty and \"uncivilized\" non-Europeans unable to govern themselves. Once established, status distinctions reinforced inequality via\ncumulative advantage mechanisms: the higher standing a state enjoys, the more it attracts additional recognition. It is no coincidence that, to this day, status evaluations rely on governance ideals associated with the West. By analyzing the global network of diplomatic relations since the early nineteenth century, The Making of International Status develops a theory of status that situates the concept at the heart of contemporary international politics.","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398051873004,"sku":"9780197801963","price":295.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8881d71df9088c14eb613aa1b2526206.jpg?v=1773776571"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/marina-duque.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}