National perspectives on a multipolar order

<p>The global distribution of power is changing. But how should we make sense of this moment of transition?<br><br>With the rise of new powers and the decline of seemingly unchallenged US dominance in world politics a conventional wisdom is gaining ground that a new multipolar order is taking shape. Yet multipolarity - an order with multiple centres of power - is variously used as a description of the current distribution of power of the likely shape of a future global order or even as a prescription for how power 'should' be distributed in the international system.<br><br>To understand the power of the different - and sometimes competing - narratives on offer today about the changing global order a global perspective is necessary. This book explores how the concept of a multipolar order is being used for different purposes in different national contexts. From rising powers to established powers contemporary debates are analysed by a set of leading scholars to provide in-depth insight into the use and abuse of a widely employed but rarely explored concept.</p>