It follows that on balance, the world system is becoming more Sinocentric and less Eurocentric as a result of the restructuring and transformations which have been occurring in the world system over the course of the last number of years or even decades. To borrow from Kissinger, China’s participation and initial subscription to the Eurocentric … Continue reading China and World Order
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All Under Heaven
Our focus shifts to China yet again, given that the restructuring and transformation of world order and thus a “hegemonic transition” such as the one we are experiencing today results from the transfer of the locus of accumulation from one core state to another. That transfer from the United States to China occurred sometime between … Continue reading All Under Heaven
Studying a System in Transformation
In short, world history is a history of world systems, and the two basic pillars of world systems are accumulation and hegemony-rivalry. Our world system happens to be going through restructuring and transformation. In fact, all world systems are always in a state of evolution and change. They are never static. Also, the world system … Continue reading Studying a System in Transformation
Interlinking Hegemonic Powers
Perhaps the key to understanding current events is to understand that there has never been a single global hegemon, but rather, the world system has always been characterized by “interlinking hegemonic powers.” To borrow from one scholar: “The world system as a whole is certainly never simply dominated by one great hegemonic power, but rather … Continue reading Interlinking Hegemonic Powers
Hegemonic Transitions
Psychoanalysis is at the heart of our analysis of institutions and systems as well. Institutions and systems also comprise of social relations, and social relations are hegemonic in nature. In turn, we are going through what one could call a “hegemonic shift” or a “hegemonic transition” in the international system as a whole. The first … Continue reading Hegemonic Transitions
Adam A. Azim 