| ID | 082928 |
| Title Proper | End of the 'unipolar Moment'? |
| Other Title Information | A Leader without followers? the United States in world politics after Bush |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Buzan, Barry |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | 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. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Politics Vol. 45, No.5; Sep 2008: p554-571 |
| Journal Source | International Politics Vol. 45, No.5; Sep 2008: p554-571 |
| Key Words | Hegemony ; International Society ; Leadership ; Legitimacy ; Multilateralism ; United States |