Hierarchy
*John M. Hobson and Jason C. Sharman. “The enduring place of hierarchy in world politics: Tracing the social logics of hierarchy and political change.” European Journal of International Relations 11.1 (2005): 63-98.
*Mattern, Janice Bially, and Aye Zarakol. “Hierarchies in world politics.” International Organization 70.3 (2016): 623-654.
Authority
*David A Lake. “Relational authority and legitimacy in international relations.” American Behavioral Scientist 53.3 (2009): 331-353.
*David A. Lake. “Domination, authority, and the forms of Chinese power.” The Chinese Journal of International Politics10.4 (2017): 357-382.
*Yuen Foong Khong, The American Tributary System. Chinese Journal of International Politics 6, no. 1 (March 2013): 147.
Status
*T.V. Paul, Deborah Welch Larson, and William C. Wohlforth, eds. Status in world politics. Cambridge University Press, 2014, Chapter 1.
*Paul K. MacDonald, and Joseph M. Parent. The Status of Status in World Politics. World Politics 73, no. 2 (April 15, 2021): 35891.
*Xiaoyu Pu. “The Status Dilemma in World Politics: An Anatomy of the ChinaIndia Asymmetrical Rivalry.” The Chinese Journal of International Politics (2022).
* Steven Ward, Decline and Disintegration: National Status Loss and Domestic Conflict in Post-Disaster Spain. International Security 46, no. 4 (April 1, 2022): 91129.
