Miller’s “Why Nations Rise” Shortlisted for 2022 Hedley Bull Prize
Why Nations Rise: Narratives and the Path to Great Power, the latest book by Manjari Chatterjee Miller, currently a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and on leave from the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University where she is an Associate Professor of International Relations, was shortlisted for the 2022 Hedley Bull Prize in International Relations by the European Consortium of Political Research.
The Hedley Bull Prize in International Relations was established in 2017 to recognize one of the most influential thinkers in international relations during the second half of the twentieth century. The annual award is given to a book that makes a substantial and original contribution to the theory and/or empirical studies in any field of International Relations. To be considered in close competition for this prize is a great honor.
Why Nations Rise argues that elites in some states actively reframe their image when their economic and military power increases. The book draws from four historical cases (the United States, Meiji Japan, the Netherlands, and Cold War Japan) and applies the lessons from them to two major contemporary cases (China and India). It reshapes our understanding of what a rising power is, and why the ideational sources of their motivation – and not just material sources – are so important.
For more details on the Headley Bull Prize, visit the European Consortium of Political Research’s website.
Manjari Chatterjee Miller is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. Currently, on leave from the School, she is serving as a Senior Fellow at CFR where she focuses on India, Pakistan, and South Asia. She works on foreign policy and security issues with a focus on South and East Asia. Her most recent book, Routledge Handbook of China–India Relations (Routledge & CRC Press, 2020), is a comprehensive guide to the Chinese-Indian relationship covering expansive ideas ranging from the historical relationship to current disputes to AI. Learn more about Professor Miller on her Pardee School faculty profile.