International identity construction: China’s pursuit of the responsible power identity and the American Other

• Main Author: Boon, Hoo Tiang
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; International Identity; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163455
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

How should one understand the construction of a state’s identity in the international system—its international identity? In this article, I attempt to provide richer answers. Drawing insights from social psychology, specifically Social Identity Theory and Identity Theory, I provide a micro-account o...