John M. Owen

About

John M. Owen is the Amb. Henry J. and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. His professional role involves teaching and research in the field of Political and Social Thought. The information provided indicates his association with the university's department dedicated to political and social thought, but does not include specific details about his research focus, background, or key contributions.

Research topics

• Political science
• Computer science
• Political economy
• Sociology
• Psychology

Selected publications

• Two emerging international orders? China and the United States

  International Affairs · 2021-09-01 · 51 citations

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  Abstract If it continues, deglobalization may lead not to atomization but two overlapping international orders: a liberal one (LIO) led by the United States, and an authoritarian–capitalist one (ACIO) led by China. This equilibrium could emerge because a central purpose of international orders is to preserve the domestic regimes of their Great Power sponsors. The United States and China have markedly different domestic regimes, and so as China continues to grow in power and influence, tension ov…

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• Sino-Russian cooperation against liberal hegemony

  International Politics · 2020-01-29 · 29 citations

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• Mnemonic Soft Power: The Role of Memory in China's Quest for Global Power

  Journal of Current Chinese Affairs · 2023-08-01 · 7 citations

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  In twenty-first-century international relations, the telling of stories is as important an instrument of national power as are military strength or economic prowess. Geared not towards coercion or inducement but rather drawing on the forces of attraction and persuasion, such practices can be attributed to the realm of soft power, which plays a key role in today's great-power politics. Starting from these premises, the article explores the role of memory and its relation to soft power. By way of…

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• Why Great Powers Compete to Control International Institutions

  International Security · 2025-01-01 · 5 citations

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  Abstract The world's two great powers, China and the United States, are competing over international order—that is, the rules, norms, and institutions that regulate relations among states and societies. China's ruling party is discontented with several features of the liberal international order that the United States and its allies constructed after World War II. Sino-American struggles over the content of institutions suggest that great powers compete to control international institutions. Suc…

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• Is the decline of war a delusion? An exchange between researchers following the publication of Azar Gat’s article on the subject

  Journal of Strategic Studies · 2025-06-07 · 3 citations

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Frequent coauthors

• David Woods

  BMI The Ridgeway Hospital

  9 shared

• Gregory H. Fox

  Wayne State University

  5 shared

• Eugene Farkas

  Eli Lilly (United States)

  4 shared

• Faye C. Lambert

  4 shared

• C. B. Cowey

  University of Guelph

  4 shared

• Colin Elman

  4 shared

• T. V. Paul

  Dalhousie University

  4 shared

• Anthony Theodorides

  4 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Government

  Harvard University

  1993

• MPA, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

  Princeton University

  1988

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