American decline and changing global hegemony

dc.contributor.advisor Richard W. Mansbach
dc.contributor.author Huygens, Addison
dc.contributor.department Political Science
dc.date 2018-08-11T16:25:01.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-30T03:09:02Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-30T03:09:02Z
dc.date.copyright Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2017
dc.date.embargo 2001-01-01
dc.date.issued 2017-01-01
dc.description.abstract <p>One of the reoccurring themes in international relations scholarship over the last fifty years has been the idea that the United States has undergone a decline. The United States established itself as a hegemon in the years following World War 2 thanks to a preeminence in power. However, it has been argued that the hegemony of the United States may now be at risk and that the American power advantage is shrinking in the face of rising challengers. This thesis examines American decline through an extensive literature review followed by an analysis of fifteen metrics of power capabilities along with three indicators of the liberal hegemonic order which the United States is trying to maintain. The results of this analysis demonstrate that the United States has undergone a relative decline in state power capabilities in recent years which has destabilized the American led liberal hegemonic order.</p>
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dc.identifier archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/16148/
dc.identifier.articleid 7155
dc.identifier.contextkey 11456983
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.31274/etd-180810-5777
dc.identifier.s3bucket isulib-bepress-aws-west
dc.identifier.submissionpath etd/16148
dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/30331
dc.language.iso en
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dc.subject.disciplines International Relations
dc.subject.keywords Decline
dc.subject.keywords Hegemony
dc.subject.keywords Power
dc.title American decline and changing global hegemony
dc.type thesis en_US
dc.type.genre thesis en_US
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thesis.degree.discipline Political Science
thesis.degree.level thesis
thesis.degree.name Master of Arts
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