A problematic paradigm - the limitations of realism as a theoretical framework for understanding China: a case study of John Mearsheimer's approach

This paper by Rebecca Shrimpton examines the limitations of 'realism' as a theoretical framework for understanding China, using John Mearsheimer's approach as a case study. It disputes his hypothesis that China cannot rise peacefully; that intense security competition with the US will emerge; and that confrontation and war are probable as regional states join with the US to contain China.

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