tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351449134561696929.post6658498624672603547..comments2012-06-14T02:31:45.483-04:00Comments on Steven Liao: The Selectorate Theory and Global GovernanceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05599825176840819566noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351449134561696929.post-80159510794944106222009-12-29T02:22:21.971-05:002009-12-29T02:22:21.971-05:00It is unnecessary to identify what you called &quo...It is unnecessary to identify what you called "specific public good or members" unless I agreed with the application of selectorate theory to global governance. I, however, disagreed with it.<br /><br />You would notice that the selectorate is a formal institutional arrangement, not just anysort of informal political supports. If you insist that the theory is applicable, then you should tell us: By what formal institutional design was the US chosen as the "legitimate hegemon"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351449134561696929.post-48521586524666040322009-12-19T11:15:57.875-05:002009-12-19T11:15:57.875-05:00There's an argument by scholars such as Ikenbe...There's an argument by scholars such as Ikenberry that US hegemony in Europe was an "empire by invitation." Would this indicate that European countries as "selectorates" supported a US hegemon? <br /> <br />Also, do you have specific public goods or "members" in mind in your comment?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05599825176840819566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351449134561696929.post-78347442042373633192009-12-19T01:58:40.966-05:002009-12-19T01:58:40.966-05:00The U.S. in fact was not selected by the selectora...The U.S. in fact was not selected by the selectorate of postwar international community. Nor did all members of international community receive the public good that the U.S.indiscriminately offered. Therefore, your analogy has no empirical reference of the selectorate you claimed. The application of the selectorate theory to global governance fails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351449134561696929.post-84753064517933803972009-11-21T04:33:59.273-05:002009-11-21T04:33:59.273-05:00It is very interesting for me to read that post. T...It is very interesting for me to read that post. Thanx for it. I like such themes and everything connected to them. I would like to read more on that blog soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351449134561696929.post-34553989944051698282009-11-17T01:00:13.525-05:002009-11-17T01:00:13.525-05:00Didn't the U.S. offer private goods to the win...Didn't the U.S. offer private goods to the winning coalition though? So maybe selectorate theory does apply here.<br /><br />For example, membership in NATO could be considered a private good for the winning coalition in WWII. The only members excluded were the USSR and Japan, though one could argue that Japan is indirectly a member of NATO vis-a-vis bilateral agreements with the U.S.Matt Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678447466528811562noreply@blogger.com