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How Great is Britain? Power, responsibility and Britain’s future global role

Morris, Justin

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Dr Justin Morris J.C.Morris@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer/ Director of Undergraduate Admissions



Abstract

Hedley Bull argued that for a state to be classed as a great power it must be in the first rank in terms of military strength but also recognised by others to have, and conceived by its own leaders and peoples to have, certain special rights and duties. Adopting this approach, this article argues that Britain's great power credentials are far stronger than commonly appreciated and that, while the term is no longer in vogue, within government the idea that Britain is a great power remains an influential factor in determining British foreign and defence policy.

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Morris, J. (2011). How Great is Britain? Power, responsibility and Britain’s future global role. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 13(3), 326-347. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00450.x

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Mar 28, 2011
Publication Date Aug 1, 2011
Deposit Date Nov 13, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal British journal of politics & international relations
Print ISSN 1369-1481
Electronic ISSN 1467-856X
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Issue 3
Pages 326-347
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00450.x
Keywords Political Science and International Relations; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/462135
Publisher URL http://bpi.sagepub.com/content/13/3/326.abstract
Additional Information Author's accepted manuscript of article published in: The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, August 2011, vol. 13 no. 3

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