Geography A-Level
Hegemony
What Hegemony means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Hegemony
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The political, economic, or military predominance of one state over others within the international system.
The political, economic, or military predominance or control of one state over others.
Topics that use Hegemony
- Superpowers (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Carbon Colonialism
- Deindustrialisation and the Spiral of Decline
- Economic Hegemony
- Economic Interdependence
- Economic Interdependence and Asymmetry
- Environmental Diplomacy and Soft Power
- Environmental Externalities of Resource Extraction
- Environmental Governance
Using Hegemony in the exam
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