Laust Schouenborg

International Institutions in World History

Divorcing International Relations Theory from the State and Stage Models

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Produktbeschreibung

The discipline of IR has always suffered from a parochial occupation with the state and the Western system of states. This book presents a case for a basic reorientation of IR away from the state and towards the study of social institutions in the sense of patterned practices, ideas and norms/rules. The argument is that 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. This book will interest scholars and students within IR (particularly IR theory), anthropology, archaeology and sociology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 164mm x 264mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781138221628
• ISBN-10: 1138221627
• Artikelnr.: 47330505

Autorenporträt

Laust Schouenborg is Associate Professor of Global Studies in the Department of Society and Globalisation at Roskilde University, Denmark. His research interests include IR theory, security studies, and world history.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1.
Introduction Chapter 2.
The argument in the context of IR theory Chapter 3.
The argument in the context of anthropology, archaeology and historical sociology Chapter 4.
Principles of legitimacy and membership Chapter 5.
Regulating conflicts Chapter 6.
Trade Chapter 7.
Governance Chapter 8.
Conclusion