hegemonic stability

Vincent Ferraro, Professor of International Politics at Mount Holyoke College has some very interesting notes and links on his web page which I'd like to share. The main portion I'll quote is on hegemonic stability theory because it deals with the main theme of this website.

Central Idea: The stability of the International System requires a single dominant state to articulate and enforce the rules of interaction among the most important members of the system.

To be a Hegemon, a state must have three attributes:

• The Capability to enforce the rules of the system;
• The Will to do so;
• A Commitment to a system which is perceived as mutually beneficial to the major states.

Capability rests upon three attributes:

• A large, growing economy;
• Dominance in a leading technological or economic sector;
• Political power backed up by projective military power.

theory of hegemonic stability

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