| ID | 105356 |
| Title Proper | Domestic limits to American international leadership after Bush |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McCormack, Tara |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article it is argued that there is a striking absence from contemporary academic (and policy) discussions about American international leadership, and that is the domestic dimension to international leadership. Most current discussion focuses upon the actions of the Bush administration in the international sphere, which is argued to have eroded legitimate American leadership. It is hoped that Obama can reinvigorate American leadership through his actions in the international sphere. Here, however, it is argued that legitimate American leadership during the Cold War was based firstly upon a specific domestic political context in Europe. This specific domestic political context has steadily changed since the late 1960s, eroding legitimate American international leadership. In the absence of this domestic context, America will not be able to reassert legitimate leadership. International legitimacy, like charity, must begin at home in the domestic political sphere. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Politics Vol. 48, No. 2-3; Mar-May 2011: p188-206 |
| Journal Source | International Politics Vol. 48, No. 2-3; Mar-May 2011: p188-206 |
| Key Words | American Foreign Policy ; American Hegemony ; Bush ; Obama ; Cold War ; International Political Economy |