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Hegemony in international society /

Makes a sharp distinction between primacy, denoting merely a form of material power, and hegemony, understood as a legitimate practice, and as giving rise to a form of social power. Adopting an English School approach, suggests hegemony be considered as one potential institution of international soc...

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Main Authors: Clark, Ian, 1949-
Corporate Authors: Oxford University Press.
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2011.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
United Nations. > Security Council.
Hegemony.
International relations.
Concert of Europe.
International organization.
Hegemony > East Asia.
Climatic changes > International cooperation.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 19th century.
Online Access: http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=863c780e75d24f8689c5bb498b31b0fd
Summary: Makes a sharp distinction between primacy, denoting merely a form of material power, and hegemony, understood as a legitimate practice, and as giving rise to a form of social power. Adopting an English School approach, suggests hegemony be considered as one potential institution of international society, and hence as one possible mechanism of international order. Reviews some relevant historical cases (the Concert of Europe, Pax Britannica, and Pax Americana) and argues that, instead of one model of hegemony, these represent several different variants: importantly, each displays its own distinctive legitimacy dynamics which can help us identify the possible institutional forms of hegemony in contemporary international society. This is done through three cases, examining in turn US policy on the UN Security Council, in East Asia, and on climate change. The overall argument challenges the limited post-Cold War debate about primacy, and the equally simplistic projections about the future distribution of power to which it gives rise, offering a major rethinking of the concept of hegemony in international relations.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (vii, 277 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-272) and index.
ISBN: 9780191618451
9780199556267
Index Number: JZ1312
CLC: D815
Contents: Introduction : Is hegemony compatible with international society -- Theory of hegemony -- Hegemony and IR theory -- An English School theory of hegemony -- Legitimacy and the institutional forms of hegemony -- Hegemony in historical international society -- Collective hegemony : the Concert of Europe, 1815-1914 -- Singular hegemony : Pax Britannica, 1815-1914 -- Coalitional hegemony : Pax Americana, 1945-1971 -- Hegemony in contemporary international society -- Hegemony in international organization : the UN Security Council -- Hegemony in regional order : East Asia -- Hegemony in international policy : the climate change regime -- Conclusion : the United States in international society.

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