@article{939863,
      recid = {939863},
      author = {Smolnikov, Sergey,},
      title = {Great Power Conduct and Credibility in World Politics /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {"This book seeks to answer one main question: what is the  core concern of great powers that streamlines their  behavior in the contemporary system of international  relations? Building on the examples of the United States,  China, Russia, France, and Britain, it tracks both  consistency and fluctuations in global power dynamics and  great power behavior. The author examines the genesis,  causality, and policy implications of decision makers'  fixation with retaining a credible image of power in world  politics, while exploring how the dynamics of power  distribution in international systems modify perceptions of  primacy. Drawing on findings from disciplines such as  history, economics, social and political psychology,  communication theory, philosophy, political science,  strategic studies, and above all, from International  Relations theory and practice, the volume proposes a novel  theory of power credibility, which offers an original  explanation of great powers' behavior at the stage of their  relative decline."--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/939863},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71885-9},
}