TY - BOOK AU - Renshon,Jonathan TI - Fighting for Status: Hierarchy and Conflict in World Politics SN - 9780691174495 AV - JZ1310 .R46 2018 U1 - 327.101 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Princeton, NJ : PB - Princeton University Press, KW - Balance of power KW - Great powers KW - International relations KW - Philosophy KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General KW - bisacsh KW - Britain KW - France KW - Gamal Abdel Nasser KW - German leaders KW - Israel KW - July Crisis KW - Russia KW - Suez Crisis KW - Weltpolitik era KW - Yemen Civil War KW - community detection KW - diplomatic exchange KW - foreign policy KW - hierarchy KW - international conflict KW - international conflicts KW - international politics KW - international relations KW - leadership KW - militarized interstate disputes KW - network analysis KW - nuclear weapons KW - paths to status KW - perception KW - positionality KW - power KW - prestige KW - reference groups KW - social dominance orientation KW - status communities KW - status concerns KW - status deficits KW - status dissatisfaction KW - status-altering events KW - status-based incentives KW - status KW - sunk costs KW - war KW - world policy KW - world politics N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Tables --; Acknowledgments --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Status Dissatisfaction --; 3. Losing Face and Sinking Costs --; 4. A Network Approach to Status --; 5. Status Deficits and War --; 6. "Petty Prestige Victories" and Weltpolitik in Germany, 1897-1911 --; 7. Salvaging Status: Doubling Down in Russia, Egypt, and Great Britain --; 8. Conclusion --; References --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - There is widespread agreement that status or standing in the international system is a critical element in world politics. The desire for status is recognized as a key factor in nuclear proliferation, the rise of China, and other contemporary foreign policy issues, and has long been implicated in foundational theories of international relations and foreign policy. Despite the consensus that status matters, we lack a basic understanding of status dynamics in international politics. The first book to comprehensively examine this subject, Fighting for Status presents a theory of status dissatisfaction that delves into the nature of prestige in international conflicts and specifies why states want status and how they get it.What actions do status concerns trigger, and what strategies do states use to maximize or salvage their standing? When does status matter, and under what circumstances do concerns over relative position overshadow the myriad other concerns that leaders face? In examining these questions, Jonathan Renshon moves beyond a focus on major powers and shows how different states construct status communities of peer competitors that shift over time as states move up or down, or out, of various groups.Combining innovative network-based statistical analysis, historical case studies, and a lab experiment that uses a sample of real-world political and military leaders, Fighting for Status provides a compelling look at the causes and consequences of status on the global stage UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400885343?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400885343 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400885343.jpg ER -