Hegemonya kavramını yeniden düşünmek ve Çin'in yükselişi

China's unprecedented economic achievement since the beginning of the 1980s was expressed through a considerable development in all aspects of its power such as economic capacity, military capability, soft power etc. The rise of China led to a redistribution of power both in regional and in the international realm. Thus, the mind-boggling questions of how can we make sense of China's current rise, what will be its future position in international system, will it be the next hegemon, seem to justifiably occupy the minds of many of the IR scholars throughout the world. These questions will remain on the top of the agenda of both academicians and policymakers interested in global politics and the outcomes of these puzzles will dominate how we will think about international politics for the next several decades. Before attempting to produce an account on these matters, we must scrutinize existing IR theories to understand hegemony as a concept. Revealing the strengths and weaknesses of these accounts helps us with expanding our understanding and creating an alternative explanation. In this regard, my clarification of how 'hegemony' is conceptualized in political philosophy and how main-stream IR theories approach the issue of 'hegemony' grounds an eclectic reconceptualization/reframing of the term better suited to describe the emerging situation. At the end of the study, based on this framework, I provide a comprehensive explanation to the material dimensions of China's current rise and its prospect for hegemony in international system.