What is a Great Power? A Concept and its Meaning for understanding International Relations

Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - International Politics - General and Theories, grade: 2.3, University of Bath, language: English, abstract: ‘A hegemon is a state that is so powerful that it dominates all the other states in the system’. Under this assumption, who can be considered to be a great power? A world leader? Can there be more than just one? And if yes, what makes them s...