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Good-Bye Hegemony! - Power and Influence in the Global System

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Good-Bye Hegemony! argues that hegemony is a fiction propagated to support a large defense establishment, justify American claims to world leadership, and buttress the self-esteem of voters. It is also contrary to American interests and the global order. Simon Reich and Richard Ned Lebow argue that hegemony should instead find expression in agenda setting, economic custodianship, and the sponsorship of global initiatives. Today, these functions are diffused through the system, with European countries, China, and lesser powers making important contributions. In contrast, the United States has often been a source of political and economic instability.

List of contents

List of Tables ix Preface xi Chapter 1 The Wall Has Fallen 1 Chapter 2 Power and Influence in the Global System 15 Chapter 3 Europe and Agenda Setting 51 Chapter 4 China and Custodial Economic Management 83 Chapter 5 America and Security Sponsorship 131 Chapter 6 The Future of International Relations 171 Index 185

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Simon Reich is professor of global affairs and political science at Rutgers University, Newark. Richard Ned Lebow is professor of international political theory at King's College London and the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor of Government Emeritus at Dartmouth College.

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Many policymakers, journalists, and scholars insist that U.S. hegemony is essential for warding off global chaos. Good-Bye Hegemony! argues that hegemony is a fiction propagated to support a large defense establishment, justify American claims to world leadership, and buttress the self-esteem of voters. It is also contrary to American interests and the global order. Simon Reich and Richard Ned Lebow argue that hegemony should instead find expression in agenda setting, economic custodianship, and the sponsorship of global initiatives. Today, these functions are diffused through the system, with European countries, China, and lesser powers making important contributions. In contrast, the United States has often been a source of political and economic instability.

Rejecting the focus on power common to American realists and liberals, the authors offer a novel analysis of influence. In the process, they differentiate influence from power and power from material resources. Their analysis shows why the United States, the greatest power the world has ever seen, is increasingly incapable of translating its power into influence. Reich and Lebow use their analysis to formulate a more realistic place for America in world affairs.

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"Mounting a frontal challenge to reigning theories in international relations and the conventional wisdom regarding the place of the United States in the international system, Good-Bye Hegemony! shows that the country stopped acting like a hegemon a long time ago. This accessible and engaging work will spark interesting and useful discussions in international relations and comparative foreign policy."--Jeffrey Anderson, Georgetown University

Product details

Authors Richard N. Lebow, Richard Ned Lebow, Lebow Richard Ned, Simon Reich, Simon Lebow Reich
Publisher Princeton University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 23.03.2014
 
EAN 9780691160436
ISBN 978-0-691-16043-6
No. of pages 208
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education

POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations

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