Date of Award

Spring 2026

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

International Studies

Committee Director

Georg Menz

Committee Member

Regina Karp

Committee Member

Francis Adams

Committee Member

Jonathan Hiskey

Abstract

The recent advancement of China in Latin America suggests that the traditional hegemony of the United States could be declining. The purpose of this research is to assess the degree in which the American hegemonic position in this region has diminished and what implications this likely phenomenon could eventually bring. Several dimensions of the notion of Hegemony are evaluated such as economic, military, cultural, political, and technological. The concepts of hard power and soft power are considered in order to evaluate the external influences over Latin America. The features of the IR school known as Neorealism are utilized in order to evaluate and interpret the findings. The methodological procedures employ statistical correlation analysis for the quantitative variables and process tracing for the qualitative ones, with the aim to arrive at the acceptation or rejection of a Null and an Alternative Hypothesis. In addition, two case studies observing Colombia and Venezuela are developed. The results show a diminution of the US hegemony in the economic and technological fields, a maintenance of its hegemonic position in the cultural and military aspects, and an undetermined behavior regarding the political variable. Then, it is possible to conclude that there is evidence that signals a relative decline of the US hegemonic position in Latin America due to the Chinese advancement on the region.

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9798197809254

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