Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-236) and index.

Major power status in international politics / Thomas J. Volgy, Renato Corbetta, Keith A. Grant, and Ryan G. Baird -- The United States as global leader, global power,and status: consistent power? / William R. Thompson -- USSR/Russian Federation's major power status inconsistencies / Maria Raquel Freire -- The power and politics of recognition: status in China's foreign relations / Yong Deng --œtFrench power-seeking and overachievement / Bertrand Badie -- Japan as an underachiever: major power status in climate change politics / Norichika Kanie -- Identifying regional powers and their status / Kirssa Cline, Patrick Rhamey, Alexis Henshaw, Alesia Sedziaka, Aakriti Tandon, and Thomas J. Volgy -- , Brazil: major power in the making? /nica Herz -- India: a major power in the making / Rajesh Bashrur -- Status and the future of international politics / Renato Corbetta, Thomas J. Volgy,Ryan G. Baird, and Keith A. Grant

"This book addresses the importance of the status dimension of major powers, the potential for status competition between them, and the aspirations of regional powers to become major global powers. The authors propose a new method of assessing the extent to which both major global powers and regional powers are attributed status, whether or not such status attribution results in status underachievement or overachievement (status inconsistency),and through a variety of cases, explore the consequences of status inconsistencies for international politics. The foundational chapters are supplemented with chapters focusing on individual cases that demonstrate the status concerns of both major global powers and key regional powers"