A major re-thinking of the concept of hegemony in international relations. Onthe basis of historical examples, Ian Clark presents an innovative scheme forrethinking hegemony, and applies it to the US role in international organizations, in East Asia, and in the policy on climate change. INDICE: Introduction: Is Hegemony Compatible with International Society?; Part I: A Theory of Hegemony; 1: Hegemony and IR Theory; 2: An English-School Theory of Hegemony; 3: Legitimacy and the Institutional Forms of Hegemony; Part II: Hegemony in Historical International Society; 4: Collective Hegemony: The Concert of Europe 1815-1914; 5: Singular Hegemony: Pax Britannica 1815-1914;6: Coalitional Hegemony: Pax Americana 1945-71; Part III: Hegemony in Contemporary International Society; 7: Hegemony in International Organization: The UNSecurity Council; 8: Hegemony in Regional Order: East Asia; 9: Hegemony in International Policy: The Climate Change Regime; Conclusion: The United States in International Society; References; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-955626-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 296
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés