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The Shadows of Normative Power in A sia: Framing the International Agency of C hina, I ndia, and J apan
Author(s) -
Kavalski Emilian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pacific focus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.172
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1976-5118
pISSN - 1225-4657
DOI - 10.1111/pafo.12032
Subject(s) - normative , redress , proposition , framing (construction) , power (physics) , agency (philosophy) , political science , sociology , law and economics , positive economics , economics , law , epistemology , philosophy , social science , history , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
While the analysis of normative power has dominated the debates in E uropean international relations studies for the past 20 years, this topic has hardly been broached in the analysis of A sian international affairs. This investigation aims to redress this trend by taking stock of the current state of the art. This exploration therefore contends that normative powers are those actors that are recognized as such by others. This qualifies I an M anners' oft‐quoted proposition that normative powers are only those actors that have the ability to “shape what can be ‘normal’ in international life.” The proposition is that the definitions of the “normal” are not merely undertaken by normative power, but that they emerge in the context of its interaction with others. Recognition, in this setting, is indicated by the specific reactions of target states. In this respect, the issue is not merely about being and becoming a normative power, but also about being recognized as one by others. The study will detail this proposition by undertaking an analytical parallel assessment of normative power Europe, normative power China, normative power India, and normative power Japan.