POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Hegemony, Proletariat, Mutual Assured Destruction
8 May 2017
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Synonymous with unipolarity and domination of the system by one state. Hegemon often determines prestige of a rising power. This attitude may fuel a look towards hegemonic war. Most believe that unipolarity is fleeting and that balance of power would be restored. When the hegemon loses power, the hegemonic order disappears. Stability of hegemonic order depends on the hegemon"s stability. Hegemony is not imposed, but rather universally accepted as international order. Normative order that binds ruler and ruled and legitimates subordination. Ideology seen as key and articulated by somebody to socialize people into. Organic intellectuals=academics in a social order who push an ideology and adapt it to reality. Some commies wanted to create anti-hegemony through organic intellectuals advancing ideas for the proletariat. Hegemonic order depends on legitimacy and power power is important. Replacement of a hegemon does not necessarily upset the hegemonic order, because legitimacy transfers. Self-interest actor sees rules as being in its own interests (liberals)
