<i>Raison de l’Hégémonie</i> (The Hegemon’s Interest): Theory of the Costs and Benefits of Hegemony

Norrlof, Carla; Wohlforth, William C.

doi:10.1080/09636412.2019.1604982

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“…Contrary to the popular opinion, the modern hegemony theory unequivocally states that hegemony and international order are analytically separable (Ikenberry and Nexon, 2019). The hegemon is capable of both creating an order and dismantling it when norms or regimes contradict its goals (Norrlof and Wohlforth, 2019). This means that the weakening of the order does not necessarily imply the weakening of the hegemon, and vice versa.…”

Section: What Hegemony Stands Onmentioning

confidence: 95%

European Security Crisis and U.S. Hegemony: Reversing the Decline?

Nesmashnyi¹

2023

RGA

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The article investigates the impact of the 2022 European security crisis on global hegemony. The author conceptualizes international hegemony as a legitimate rule based on the provision of club and public goods, and on coercion. The more benefits a hegemon's allies get from such international order and the more they fear coercion, the more they are willing to contribute to the hegemonic project. In recent years, the academic literature has increasingly documented the United States' decline as a hegemonic power. In trying to consolidate power and optimize costs, the hegemon has shattered international regimes it helped create, thereby losing much of its international legitimacy. A comparative analysis of the European reaction to the 2014 and 2022 Ukraine crises shows how the perceived "Russian threat" to security has instantly boosted the legitimacy of NATO and the U.S. as the main security provider. As a result, the U.S. no longer faces opposition from its allies to its attempts to dismantle existing international regimes and halt the production of public goods. The threat-RUSSIA IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS 132 European Security Crisis and U.S. Hegemony: Reversing the Decline? induced consolidation effect is not perpetual, and the current crisis entails some long-term negative consequences for future hegemony. However, the U.S. has acquired a chance to use its preponderant capabilities and loyal allies to safeguard its hegemony over the period of international reordering.

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Section: What Hegemony Stands Onmentioning

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European Security Crisis and U.S. Hegemony: Reversing the Decline?

Nesmashnyi¹

2023

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“…For example Poland, Slovenia, and Bulgaria on one hand and the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and Qatar have very high GDP per capita and could easily be classified as developed. It is quite possible that the newly introduced grouping was created based on a Eurocentric political agenda that overemphasizes links to historical events in Europe and indicates little consideration for development in other parts of the world (Korukonda, 2007 ; Norrlof & Wohlforth, 2019 ). The classification may imply that only countries in Central and Eastern Europe can progress to become developed economies while countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America remain static in the lowest tier.…”

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Economies as 'Makers' or 'Users': Rectifying the Polysemic Quandary with a Dualist Taxonomy

Benuyenah

2023

J Knowl Econ

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The Global South and Global North terminologies, in addition to several other designations, have been used to classify the socio-economic nature of countries for centuries; however, these historical naming conventions carry subtle confusions and tend to tint political discourse. This research explores the classificatory differences in international trade, politics, economic theory, and the media and discusses how such differences inform the narratives surrounding world production and consumption systems, as well as trade. The current evidence suggests that several descriptions of the world economies create misunderstandings and often mischaracterize less developed countries while positively projecting certain countries as more advanced. I argue that, rather than using the current descriptions, the terms “users” and “makers” be adopted to characterize the nature of production and consumption in modern economies. The new terminologies are less arbitrary as they can eliminate the existing semantic problems commonly found in the media and within economic theory and political discourse. The innovative and simpler user/maker dichotomy provides a less prejudiced designation of nations and provides a new research dimension for political economy and management theory.

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“…For instance, America has become a virtual island with robust seaboards, and some of the claimant states in the SCS are America's allies. Furthermore, nuclear weaponry coupled with a vital air force can offer highly reliable security to a nation and set it above other nations (Norrlof & Wohlforth, 2019).…”

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The Hegemony’s Contest in the South China Sea

Teixeira

2021

SAGE Open

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Constantly analyzed in scientific, theoretical, and empirical studies, the “ Asian Mediterranean” region has received renewed attention as a consequence of the rise of China. China’s emergence combines its strong economic dynamic with increased confidence, positioning it as a potential regional hegemony. On that conceptual basis, this study aims to answer whether a power transition has already occurred in the South China Sea and how the process of a regional hegemonic transition took place. Through an examination of the instruments used by the United States and China to exercise power, articulated with the power transition theory, it establishes that a transition in the South China Sea dispute could have already occurred. However, the study disclaims that Beijing’s evolution and sudden change of behavior aim to overthrow the U.S. global leadership but rather intends to reclaim its position of regional hegemony.

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Raison de l’Hégémonie (The Hegemon’s Interest): Theory of the Costs and Benefits of Hegemony

Cited by 13 publications

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European Security Crisis and U.S. Hegemony: Reversing the Decline?

European Security Crisis and U.S. Hegemony: Reversing the Decline?

Economies as 'Makers' or 'Users': Rectifying the Polysemic Quandary with a Dualist Taxonomy

The Hegemony’s Contest in the South China Sea

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