Book Discussion - Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions

Join us for a discussion with the author of the book Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions (CUP, 2022).

Ascending Order offers the first comprehensive study of conflict and cooperation as new powers join the global arena. Using original and robust archival evidence, the book examines these dynamics in three cases: the United States and the maritime laws of war in the mid-nineteenth century; Japan and naval arms control in the interwar period; and India and nuclear non-proliferation in the Cold War. This study shows that the future of contemporary international order depends on the ability of international institutions to address the status ambitions of rising powers such as China and India.

Author: Rohan Mukherjee (Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics)

Discussant: Darren Lim (Senior Lecturer, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University)

Rohan Mukherjee is Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Prior to the LSE, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. His research focuses on rising powers and how they navigate the power and status hierarchies of international order. His research has been published in journals such as International Affairs, Asian Security, Contemporary Politics, Survival, Global Governance, India Review, as well as in edited volumes from academic presses such as Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford, University of North Carolina, and Brookings.

Darren Lim is Senior Lecturer at the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. His research is currently focused on the dynamics of economic coercion and weaponised interdependence, supply chain resilience, critical technology standards and the evolving international economic order. His research has featured in academic publications including Security Studies, Review of International Political Economy and the Australian Journal of International Affairs among others.

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For more information, contact the GRADNAS (The Graduate Research and Development Network on Asian Security) Coordinator, Dr. Stuti Bhatnagar at gradnas@anu.edu.au.

This event is the first in the GRADNAS Seminar series of 2023 that will showcase the cutting-edge academic research on Asian security by GRADNAS members. It presents an exciting opportunity for research exchange involving the network, providing a regular occasion for GRADNAS scholars to share and receive feedback on their ongoing and published research. Join us as we celebrate and showcase the excellent research by GRADNAS members and friends. Visit our website here.