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Book SynopsisTests the effects of socialization in international relations-to help explain why players on the world stage may be moved to cooperate when doing so is not in their material power interests. This book looks at China's participation in international security institutions during two crucial decades of the "rise of China," from 1980 to 2000.
Trade Review"What is the process by which norms in the international system change the behavior of states? Johnston wants to identify the working parts of the causal mechanism. But rather than emphasizing pressure from other states or changing strategic interests to explain decisions to join security regimes, Johnston focuses on the social learning that takes place when policymakers interact with representatives of other states."--Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs "Johnston offers his arguments in a very cautious way, with meticulous care given to theory and methodology, thereby setting a standard that is rarely found in the current body of literature on the subject... Johnston has certainly published an excellent book, that shows how cutting-edge research can be conducted by exploring in great depth an inter-disciplinary area to help shed new light on Chinese foreign policy. The book's narrow focus on security institutions makes it well-defined; we may hope that Johnston will find it worthwhile to go beyond this in future work."--Gerald Chan, The China Journal
Table of ContentsAcronyms vii Acknowledgments xi Preface xiii CHAPTER 1: Socialization in International Relations Theory 1 CHAPTER 2: Mimicking 45 CHAPTER 3: Social Influence 74 CHAPTER 4: Persuasion 155 CHAPTER 5: Conclusions 197 References 213 Index 241
