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HEGEMONIE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
DEF

The extension by one state of preponderant influence or control over another state or region. A policy of hegemony may result in a client-state or satellite relationship and the creation of a sphere of influence.

CONT

A related perspective on leadership or hegemony was provided by Karl Deutsch. Deutsch suggested that one helpful condition for a security community is a strong "core area" with "the capacity to act - a function of size, power, economic strength and administrative efficiencies".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Relaciones internacionales
DEF

Relación de dominación que se da cuando uno o más estados ejercen un poder o una influencia desproporcionadas frente a los otros miembros de la comunidad internacional, o de una determinada agrupación de países, los cuales permanecen en una situación de subordinación o dependencia frente a los primeros.

CONT

Diversos autores distinguen entre la hegemonía que se ejerce mediante el ejercicio de la fuerza bruta y de la explotación económica, [...], de aquella que depende fundamentalmente del prestigio de la potencia hegemónica y de la diferencia de los demás países.

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