Hegemonic overreach vs. imperial overstretch
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11426460 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dennis Florig (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 04 |
| Pages | 1103-1119 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of International Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-2105 • E-ISSN: 1469-9044 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0260210510000197 |
| OpenAlex | W3125708950 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
The concept of hegemonic overreach proposes a revision of Kennedy's notion of imperial overstretch that puts more emphasis on policy choices of hegemonic states. Previous long-cycle theories of hegemonic breakdown have focused on the contradiction between the hegemon's growing military-political commitments and its slipping economic capability relative to rising challenger states. Another key contradiction in US foreign policy is between the imperatives of hegemony and the ideology of messianic mission developed long before the US stepped up to its current global role. Hegemonic overreach, driven by this sense of messianic mission, is a major cause of failure in US foreign policy
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| Citations per year | 0.54 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |