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Culture, Social Identity, and Institutional Rationality in International Relations
E-Book, Englisch, Band 83, 216 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2325-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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List of Table and Figures ix
Preface xi
Introduction 3
Chapter One: The Enigma of Fundamental Institutions 12
Fundamental Institutions Defined 12
Existing Accounts of Fundamental Institutions 15
Summary 24
Chapter Two: The Constitutional Structure of International Society 26
Communicative Action and Institutional Construction 27
Sovereignty, State Identity, and Political Action 29
Constitutional Structures 30
Fundamental Institutional Production and Reproduction 33
The Purposive Foundations of International Society 36
Summary 39
Chapter Three: Ancient Greece 40
Ancient Greece as a State of War 41
Extraterritorial Institutions in Ancient Greece 44
The Constitutional Structure of Ancient Greece 45
The Practice of Interstate Arbitration 49
Hegemonic Power, Rational Choice, Territorial Rights? 52
Rereading Thucydides 54
Conclusion 61
Chapter Four: Renaissance Italy 63
The Italian City-States 65
Images of Renaissance Diplomacy 67
The Constitutional Structure of Renaissance Italy 70
The Practice of Oratorical Diplomacy 77
Conclusion 84
Chapter Five: Absolutist Europe 87
Westphalia and the Genesis of Modern Institutions? 89
Absolutism, Political Authority, and State Identity 92
The Constitutional Structure of the Absolutist Society of States 94
The Fundamental Institutions of Absolutist International Society 101
Generative Grammar, Institutional Practices, and Territoriality 110
Conclusion 120
Chapter Six: Modern International Society 122
From Holism to Individualism 123
The Constitutional Structure of Modern International Society 127
The Fundamental Institutions of Modern International Society 131
Conclusion 152
Chapter Seven: Conclusion 155
The Nature of Sovereignty 157
The Ontology of Institutional Rationality 159
The Dimensions of International Systems Change 162
The Richness of Holistic Constructivism 165
The Contribution to Critical International Theory 168
A Final Word on Aristotle 170
Bibliography 171
Index 193
