Abstract:
In the context of rapid globalization, there are changes in the distribution of power among states due to the increasing role of emerging powers in the world economy and their reluctance to accept the established liberal order on previous terms. The confrontation of growing authoritarian countries such as China, Russia, and India with Western liberal
[...] Load More states intensifies competition and leads to conflicts in the international system, with a negative impact on opportunities for global cooperation. However, the question of exactly how emerging states threaten the liberal world order remains open. The purpose of this study is to conceptualize the risks to the liberal world order from emerging powers by analyzing the status dynamics and symbolic policies of the emerging states. Drawing on crucial aspects of social identity theory and using a systemic approach, the authors argue for the need to conduct research in the context of three vectors of symbolic politics in the emerging powers. The review of relevant scholarly literature allowed the identification of the issues of controversy regarding the major goals of the UN international development program from the Western and the emerging powers' perspectives. Historical and logical analyses helped highlight evolutionary quantitative and qualitative changes and argue for potential directions in the development of international assistance policies by, and assistance to, emerging powers. Applying the descriptive method to analyze the characteristics of "big challenges" for emerging countries, the authors focused on scientific and technological progress as an indicator that determined the level of "development" and "backwardness" of a country. At the same time, the method of deductive inference allowed identification of the stances of a number of emerging powers (in particular, China, India, and Russia) in the world arena in terms of their self-presentation. The systematization of the obtained results with regard to the implementation of symbolic politics in the emerging powers in the specified areas allowed the highlighting of its distinctive features and shortcomings in the context of each country's ensuring the world order. The authors also explain the violation of the mechanism of symbolic exchange on the part of emerging powers that tended to lead to the violation of the world order. The results of the study can be useful for politicians and the international bodies of emerging and developed countries in preserving their own sovereignty and the global liberal order, increasing the status of the country in the political arena, and ensuring the effectiveness of symbolic exchange.
Keywords: emerging states, liberal world order, global cooperation, symbolic politics, symbolic exchange
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Region of the journal publication: Europe.
Scientific field: Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Energy, Green & Sustainable Science & Technology.
Indexing of the journal: Scopus Q2; WoS IF 2.5.