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

Morris, Justin

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.

Citation

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: Nov 13, 2014
• Journal: British journal of politics & international relations
• Print ISSN: 1369-1481
• 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
• Contract Date: Nov 13, 2014