The leadership of powerful states in processes of regional institutionalization is a significant, though still widely ignored topic in the field of International Relations (IR). This study asks about the theoretical conditions of effective leadership in international institution- building, using...

Verschiedene Konzepte schreiben aufstrebenden Nicht-OECD-Staaten Schlüsselrollen in regionaler und globaler Politik zu. Der Autor dieses Aufsatzes hebt hervor, dass solche Konzepte nicht nur auf globale Machtverschiebungen, sondern auch auf geopolitische Regionalisierung hinweisen. Entsprechend...

In the international system, there has been a power shift towards regional powers, which can be illustrated by recent developments in climate governance. I argue that some of these regional powers are also climate powers, which benefit from an issue-specific power shift. The behavior and...

Given the importance of the assertion or prevention of regional leadership for the future global order, this paper examines the strategies and resources being used to assert regional leadership as well as the reactions of other states within and outside the respective regions. Secondary powers...