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Contesting Revisionism - China, the United States, and the Transformation of International Order (Paperback)
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Contesting Revisionism - China, the United States, and the Transformation of International Order (Paperback)
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How can we know a country, such as the United States or China, is
revisionist, that is, whether it intends to upset the international
order? What motivates states to act the way they do? Contesting
Revisionism focuses on a particular kind of motivation inclining a
state to challenge the existing norms, rules, and institutions of
international order: revisionism. The authors offer a critique of
the existing discourse on revisionism and investigate the origin
and evolution of the foreign policy orientations of revisionist
states in the past. Furthermore, they introduce an ensemble of
indicators to discern and compare the extent of revisionist
tendencies on the part of contemporary China and the United States.
Questioning the facile assumption that past episodes will repeat in
the future, they argue that "hard" revisionism relying on war and
conquest is less viable and likely in today's world. Instead,
"soft" revisionism seeking to promote institutional change is more
relevant and likely. Focusing on contemporary Sino-American
relations, they conclude that much of the current discourse based
on power transition theory is problematic. A dominant power is not
inevitably committed to the defense of international order, nor
does a rising power always have a revisionist agenda to challenge
this order. The transformation of international order does not
necessarily require a power transition between China and the US.,
nor does a possible power transition necessarily augur war. After
developing the concept of revisionism both theoretically and
empirically, they conclude with a series of policy recommendations
for enhancing international stability and diminishing tension in
Sino-American relations.
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