SOC 625 - Comparative Hegemonies

Credits: Variable

A historically grounded examination of the Dutch, British and U.S. hegemonies in the capitalist world-economy; the interstate system, balance of power, and hegemony; theories of imperialism; capitalist vs. territorialist logics of power; chaos and anarchy in the interstate system; global projection of military power; empire and resistance; changing geographical scales in the dialectic between the self-regulating market and the self-protection of society; oppression and legitimate resistance.