A Leader Without Followers? The United States in World Politics after Bush

被引:22
作者
Buzan, Barry [1 ]
机构
[1] London Sch Econ, Dept Int Relat, London W2A 2AE, England
关键词
hegemony; international society; leadership; legitimacy; multilateralism; United States;
D O I
10.1057/ip.2008.21
中图分类号
D81 [国际关系];
学科分类号
030207 ;
摘要
This paper argues that while the US might retain the desire, and up to a point the material capacity to lead, it is likely to find itself increasingly without followers. Partly this is because the US is less accepted as a model, partly it is because of differences on specific policies, and partly it is because of the changing foundations of legitimacy in international society. The big issues likely to dominate the international agenda in the coming years are more likely to decrease than to increase the willingness of others to follow the US. The waning of US leadership is not just a consequence of the particular incompetence of the Bush administration over the last 8 years, though that has surely amplified the problem. It reflects deeper changes that make global hegemony by any single power, or even by the West collectively, decreasingly legitimate. International Politics (2008) 45, 554-570. doi:10.1057/ip.2008.21; published online 13 June 2008
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页码:554 / 570
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