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Connectivity and Order: an Analytical Framework
Bart Gaens1, Ville Sinkkonen1, Henri Vogt2
1Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), Helsinki, Finland.
East Asia (Piscataway, N.J.)
|February 27, 2023
Summary
Great power competition coexists with global interdependence. This study introduces six connectivity logics to analyze how functional links shape international and regional orders, using the Indo-Pacific as a case study.
Area of Science:
- International Relations
- Political Science
- Global Governance
Background:
- International Relations (IR) literature presents conflicting views on the future of international order, citing China's rise, American decline, or a leaderless world.
- Paradoxically, escalating great-power tensions coexist with deepening global interdependencies, as seen in climate change and pandemic responses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze how global and regional orders are shaped by connective functional links between actors.
- To introduce a novel analytical framework for understanding contemporary international relations and regionalism.
Main Methods:
- Development of an analytical framework based on six distinct connectivity logics: cooperation, copying, cushioning, contestation, containment, and coercion.
- Application of the framework across material, economic, institutional, knowledge, people-to-people, and security spheres.
- Empirical analysis using case studies of key actors' policies in the Indo-Pacific region.
Main Results:
- The framework reveals diverse patterns of connectivity influencing international and regional dynamics.
- Functional links, driven by the six logics, are increasingly defining global and regional orders.
- The Indo-Pacific case studies illustrate the practical application and utility of the connectivity logics framework.
Conclusions:
- Contemporary global and regional orders are increasingly characterized by functional connectivity, not solely by power transitions.
- The proposed six connectivity logics offer a nuanced lens for understanding complex interdependencies and power dynamics.
- This framework provides valuable insights for analyzing state behavior and the evolution of international relations in a multipolar world.
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