steve on Nostr: “When Right Makes Might: Rising Powers and World Order” by Stacie E. Goddard & ...
“When Right Makes Might: Rising Powers and World Order” by Stacie E. Goddard & “Strategic Narratives: Communication Power and the New World Order” by Miskimmon, O’Loughlin, & Roselle
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In the last book review, Legro showed that ideas have the power to change the world. The narratives that convey those ideas are then just as important as the weapons used to wage war. Goddard makes the case that the politics of legitimization affect how the behavior of rising powers are interpreted by existing great powers. Both the multivocality employed by the newcomer and the perceived institutional vulnerability of the incumbent determine if rising powers will be embraced as a partner or shunned as a revolutionary. Miskimmon et al break down the tools of strategic narratives to show that our narratives become as much a part of us as they are a product of our creation. Narratives inform our identities and consequently become the basis of our own politics. The old warning of “don’t drink your own Kool-Aid” is harder to do than it would seem. 🍷🗣️
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In the last book review, Legro showed that ideas have the power to change the world. The narratives that convey those ideas are then just as important as the weapons used to wage war. Goddard makes the case that the politics of legitimization affect how the behavior of rising powers are interpreted by existing great powers. Both the multivocality employed by the newcomer and the perceived institutional vulnerability of the incumbent determine if rising powers will be embraced as a partner or shunned as a revolutionary. Miskimmon et al break down the tools of strategic narratives to show that our narratives become as much a part of us as they are a product of our creation. Narratives inform our identities and consequently become the basis of our own politics. The old warning of “don’t drink your own Kool-Aid” is harder to do than it would seem. 🍷🗣️