International Institutions in World History : Divorcing International Relations Theory from the State and Stage Models EPUB
by Laust (Roskilde University, Denmark) Schouenborg
Part of the Worlding Beyond the West series
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This book presents a case for a basic reorientation of International Relations away from the state and towards the study of social institutions in the sense of patterned practices, ideas and norms/rules.
IR has always suffered from a parochial occupation with the state and the Western system of state.
Its main theories revolve around these phenomena, and have resulted in the reification of the state: it has been turned into an essential actor, with certain immutable and fundamental properties that remain constant throughout time.
A list of these properties usually includes territorial limits, centralisation, monopolisation of violence and exclusive loyalties.
International Institutions in World History shows how the state is an inherently modern phenomenon, a modern social institution, and that foundational concepts in IR should be based on a full appreciation of the wider record of human existence on earth, trans-historically and cross-culturally.
Schouenborg argues that these social institutions may be captured via a universal functional typology consisting of four categories: legitimacy and membership; regulating conflicts; trade; and governance.
The book will be of interest to scholars and students within IR (particularly IR theory), anthropology, archaeology and sociology, and those interested in general social theory.
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- Pages:176 pages, 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:08/12/2016
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:176 pages, 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:08/12/2016
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- ISBN:9781315409870
