One of the defining features of emerging powers' agency in world politics is the tension
between responsibility and reluctance. Whereas for established powers, a rise in emerging …

Throughout the 2000s rising powers such as China and India have greatly increased their
economic, military, and political capabilities as actors in the global realm. It is not surprising …

This book examines the normative tensions inherent in upward mobility within the
international system, focusing particularly on the clash between sovereign self-interest and …

Moral responsibility is a prominent concept used in political discourses and theoretical
debates. Yet disagreement remains on how it could work in practice. When attempting to …

This chapter looks at the problematic of international responsibility (its objects, actors, and
practices) from the perspective of political responsibility. I argue that this problematic has …

By championing certain actors over others, International Relations (IR) theory conventionally
avoids questions of agency and does not, at least in theoretical terms, discuss which entities …

The concept of responsibility has emerged as central to the study of international politics.
This book explores the integral role of responsibility within the context of global crises such …

Responsibility is a key theme of recent debates over the ethics of international society. In
particular, rising powers such as Brazil, China, and India regularly reject the idea that …

Responsibility has become a recent focal point in international politics. Most visibly, we
observe distinct policy fields where responsibility has materialised in specific policy norms …

This edited volume examines power in its different dimensions in global governance.
Scholars tend to underestimate the importance of power in international relations because of …