Abstract
The recent scholarly work on the concept of enduring rivalries offers a promising way to examine strategic interaction among dyads of states over extended periods of time. A focus on rivalry, and on the mechanisms that provide for such interaction, may offer a way to bridge eating theories of international relations that rely exclusively on structure or process. Unfonunately, the potential for theory-building has not been fully realized because research into rivalry has tended to be inductive. This paper seeks to rectify that problem by situating the rivalry concept within a social psychological approach to international relations. The rivalry concept is appropriately located in a theoretical approach that views the international system as a social system where actors are conditioned by mechanisms of competition and socialization.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 693-725 |
Number of pages | 33 |
Journal | Political Psychology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dissonance
- Enduring rivalry
- International system
- Mechanisms
- Social proof
- Socialization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
- Philosophy
- Political Science and International Relations