• Coercive Control

• Consensual Control

Hegemon’s
Control
 Hegemonic Stability
• This theory argues that hegemonic power is necessary to maintain order an peace in the world
• Plays a crucial role in developing global institutions that manage economic relations and
international security
Hegemonic Instability

• This theory argues that hegemony is a destructive

force in the global system
• Spreads disorder, repression and exploitation
• Source of the two world wars and the Cold War
• Present in our society since the beginning of mass media
• Helps us understand the motivations behind racist
images in the media
• Relational Concept

Conclusion
Works Cited
• Notes on Hegemonic Stability Theory,
www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pol116/hegemony.htm.
• “INTERNATIONAL: 'Hegemony'.” The New York Times, The New York
Times, 1 May 2008,
www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/news/01iht-30oxan.12491269.html
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International Political Economy,
mediawiki.middlebury.edu/IPE/Hegemonic_stability_theory.
• “Hegemonic Stability Theory.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia
Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/hegemonic-stability-theory.