| A Theory of Master Role Transition: Small Powers Shaping Regional Hegemons Subjects: Politics & International Relations; International Politics; International Relations; Foreign Policy; International Relations Theory; Regionalism; In this book, Feliciano de Sá Guimarães offers an original application of Role Theory. He proposes a theory of master role transitions to explain how small powers can change regional powers' master roles without changing the regional material power distribution. Feliciano de Sá Guimarães is Associate Professor at the Institute of International Relations at University of São Paulo and Visiting Fellow at the Political Science Department at Yale University (2019-2020). He earned his PhD in political science from the University of São Paulo (2006-2010). His main topics of interest are Role Theory, public opinion and Brazilian foreign policy. |