POLSCI 3Q03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Robert Gilpin, Hegemony, George Modelski
26 Nov 2016
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Poli sci 3i03 lecture nov 23 2016. Robert gilpin working from classical realist perspective: major states fight for leadership in the international system, only helps to explain very small subset of interstate wars. Being a haegemon is fairly difficult to describe: the u. s is deemed a haegemon. Haegeomony is predominant economic and military power. A haegemon must have military superiority, offensive and defensive capabilities: as well as economic superiority, haegemon must have desire to be a leader. Other states must recognize that there is some benefit to the system as it is. Ide that world is most stable when a haegemon exists: decline of haegemon is dangerous to hegemonic system. The haegemon can provide certain type of common good to the system: such as a good environment for trade, some sort of maintenance of the status quo which lessens the fear.
