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Power, leadership, and hegemony in international politics: the case of East Asia
Macht, Herrschaft und Hegemonie in der internationalen Politik: der Fall Ostasien
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Universität Bamberg, Fak. Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Lehrstuhl für Internationale Beziehungen
Abstract "The article inquires into the conditions of effective leadership of states in international politics, and develops a framework for the study of so-called (new) regional powers such as Brazil, China, India, and South Africa in processes of regional institution-building. Various theoretical strands w... view more
"The article inquires into the conditions of effective leadership of states in international politics, and develops a framework for the study of so-called (new) regional powers such as Brazil, China, India, and South Africa in processes of regional institution-building. Various theoretical strands will be discussed as to the requirements of effective leadership in international affairs. Most importantly, the relationship between power, leadership and hegemony will be outlined. It is argued that the connection between leadership and hegemony is one of co-constitution. Leadership is necessarily based on hegemony, while hegemony can only be sustained through leadership. Furthermore, it will be shown that both leadership and hegemony are essentially political in character, whereas power has no such insinuation but has to be translated into leadership and hegemony through discursive means. Finally, the analysis asks for the preconditions of leadership in East Asia, using China's and Japan's roles in East Asian regionalism as an illustration." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
hegemony; hegemonical policy; interest orientation; power; interests; Southeast Asia; geopolitics; leadership; pressure-group politics; power politics; newly industrializing countries; interest sphere; Japan; China
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Method
descriptive study
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
City
Bamberg
Page/Pages
25 p.
Series
Bamberger Online Papers on Integration Research (BOPIR), 10/2009
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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