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Exit from hegemony : the unraveling of the American global order / Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon.

Author/creator Cooley, Alexander, 1972-
Other author/creatorNexon, Daniel H., 1973-
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Descriptionxix, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Political Science
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Contents Introduction: This time is different -- The American hegemonic system in theoretical and historical perspective -- How hegemonic orders unravel -- Exit from above : Russia and China seek to transform the international order -- Exit from below : regime security, exit options and the rise of new external patrons -- Exit from within : right-wing transnationalism as counter-order movements -- Exit made in America : the Trump presidency -- Conclusions: Heading for the exit.
Abstract ""We live in a period of uncertainty about the fate of American global leadership and the future of international order. The 2016 election of Donald Trump led many to pronounce the death, or at least terminal decline, of liberal international order - the system of institutions, rules, and values associated with the American-dominated international system. But the truth is that the unravelling of American global order began over a decade earlier. Exit from Hegemony develops an integrated approach to understanding the rise and decline of hegemonic orders. It calls attention to three drivers of transformation in contemporary order. First, great powers, most notably Russia and China, contest existing norms and values, while simultaneously building new spheres of international order through regional institutions. Second, the loss of the "patronage monopoly" once enjoyed by the United States and its allies allows weaker states to seek alternative providers of economic and military goods - providers who do not condition their support on compliance with liberal economic and political principles. Third, transnational counter-order movements, usually in the form of illiberal and right-wing nationalists, undermine support for liberal order and the American international system, including within the United States itself. Exit from Hegemony demonstrates that these broad sources of transformation - from above, below, and within - have transformed past international orders and undermine prior hegemonic powers. It provides evidence that that all three are, in the present, mutually reinforcing one another and, therefore, that the texture of world politics may be facing major changes""-- Provided by publisher.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019039322
ISBN9780190916473 (hardback)
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