CfP: The Decline of US Hegemony: Emerging Power(s) and the Future of World
Politics (ECPR Grad Conference 2012, Proposed Panel)
The Decline of US Hegemony: Emerging Power(s) and the Future of World
Politics
ECPR (European Consortium for Political Research) Graduate Conference 2012
in Bremen (https://new.ecprnet.eu/Conferences/Graduate/Default.aspx)
Call for Paper Abstracts
Panel Section: International Relations
Panel Proposal: The Decline of US Hegemony: Emerging Power(s) and the
Future of World Politics
Since the emergence of the US as the world’s superpower almost 50 years
ago, the discourse on its imminent hegemonic decline has been ongoing for
quite some time. The advent of non-traditional security threats especially
after 9/11 vis-à-vis the deep-seated problems in the American homeland have
casted doubts over the tenacity and persistence of US hegemony. This is
further complicated, moreover, by the long-standing economic instability in
the US-led global political economy. More importantly, the rapid economic
growth of China and other emerging powers, traditionally considered as
countries from the Global South, has also been quite suggestive of the
receding power of American hegemony. Some have even argued that the days of
American global dominance could be nearly over, and the most promising
candidate to replace it is China (Jacques, 2009).
As such, this panel aims to address the following fundamental questions:
How shall we best understand the current developments in the global
political economy as well as the long-standing domestic problems in the US
vis-à-vis the argument supporting the decline of its hegemony? What can
international relations theory and history offer us to best analyze the
problem of US decline? What should be the future direction of US foreign
policy in order to strategically adapt to the current trends in global
politics, particularly the rise of emerging powers from the Global South?
Is there a reasonable basis in arguing for the imminent emergence of an
‘Asian Century’ (Mahbubani 2008)? If so, what could be its potential impact
to the current US-led world order? Is the rise of China as a global power a
fundamental threat to US interests? What are the prospects of
trans-Atlantic relations in a post-American global (dis)order?
Abstract submissions (max. 300 words) from graduate students must be sent
to santino.regilme@fu-berlin.de<mailto:santino.regilme@fu-berlin.de> on or before January 6, 2012. As we are
keen on publishing an edited volume based on the papers that will be
presented in the panel, we need four more high quality paper
proposals to complete the line-up of presenters.
Panel Chair
Salvador Santino F. Regilme, Jr.
PhD Candidate, Graduate School of North American Studies
Department of Politics, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Panelists
Hao Sun
PhD Candidate, Maxwell School of Public Affairs
Syracuse University, United States
The Impact of Sino-Russian Relationship onto Northeast Asia Regional
Security Complex (RSC) and Policy Implication for the U.S. East Asia Policy
Giulio Pugliese
PhD Candidate, Department of East Asian Studies
University of Cambridge, England
Between a rock and a hard place? Japan’s government policy towards the US
and the PRC
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Am 2. November 2011 um 16:01 Uhr
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