Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET December 2023 Political Science
Who found eight distinct meanings for the term 'Balance of Power'?
AIris L. Claude Jr. ✓ Correct
BErnst B. Haas
CRichard Cobden
DAlfred Vagts
Correct answer: (A) Iris L. Claude Jr. — Iris L. Claude Jr. identified eight distinct meanings of the term balance of power.
Explanation
★Iris L. Claude Jr. identified eight distinct meanings of the term balance of power.
★He showed that the phrase is used in many different and sometimes confusing senses.
★These range from the actual distribution of power to a condition of equilibrium among states.
★Other meanings include the prevention of hegemony and the promotion of stability and peace.
★It can also mean forming alliances, seeking power parity, or a deliberate policy of balancing.
★Claude argued that this looseness of meaning weakens the concept's analytical value.
★He set out this analysis in his work 'Power and International Relations' (1962).
★His critique of the many meanings of balance of power is a standard reference in realist theory.
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