Hegemony in international society / Ian Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Ian, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hegemony.

International relations.

Concert of Europe.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--19th century.

Great Britain.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

International organization.

United Nations. Security Council.

United Nations.

Hegemony--East Asia.

Climatic changes--International cooperation.

Climatic changes.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

vii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-272) and index.

ISBN:

9780199556267

0199556261

OCLC:

687683310