THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD‐SYSTEM

Abstract

Global cycles of leadership and hegemony have repeated since 1492, leaving to history Dutch, British, and now declining US hegemonies. Theoretical models (Chase‐Dunn and Rubinson 1977; Hopkins and Wallerstein 1979; Arrighi 1994), historical narratives (Wallerstein 1974, 1980, 1989; Kennedy 1989), and statistical analyses (Modelski and Thompson 1988; Boswell and Sweat 1991) portray the cycle of hegemony as a fixed dynamic inherent to the world‐system. Can we expect the future to be any different?

Citation

Boswell, T. (1996), "THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD‐SYSTEM", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 16 No. 7/8, pp. 148-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb013266