Hegemony and democracy

We are in the world of struggle for power and domination between states and non-state actors. The idea of hegemony and democracy is nowadays an important element of expanding networks to the extent that hegemony undermines or supports democracy. Bruce Russet raises the question of whether hegemony is sustainable, especially when the hegemon is a democratic state. By applying theories of collective action and foreign policy, the author looks into American hegemony in the contemporary international system and the possibility for a democratic hegemon to retain its power and influence in the nearest future. Bruce Russett is a Professor of International Politics at Yale University. This compilation of his previously published articles forms his twenty seventh books, and one of these books with John Oneal, Triangulating Peace won him the International Studies association prize for best Book of the decade.