The international politics of recognition / edited by Thomas Lindmann and Erik Ringmar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lindmann, Thomas.

Ringmar, Erik.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Sovereignty.

Recognition (International law).

Physical Description:

vii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, [2012]

Summary:

Lindeman (political science, Artois U., France) and Ringmar (international relations, Shanghai Jiaotong U., China) seek to place sociological theorizing about the subjectivity of the state--i.e., how states form, maintain, dissolve, and seek recognition for their identities--at the heart of analysis of international relations, arguing that the struggle for recognition provides the motivation for much of state behavior. They present 11 chapters that theorize the role of recognition in international relations and explore empirical cases. The theoretical papers discuss recognition as a moral substrate of international relations, recognition and disrespect, recognition in relation to symbolic and physical violence, and the role of recognition in establishing a just peace. The empirical papers address such topics as spirit, recognition, and Germany in World War II; World War I from the perspective of power cycle theory; recognition and the evolution of Taiwan's identity; recognition and the nuclear non-proliferation regime; and terrorism and recognition. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Theoretical preliminaries

The international politics of recognition / Erik Ringmar

Recognition between states : on the moral substrate of international relations / Axel Honneth

Prickly states : recognition and disrespect between persons and peoples / Reinhard Wolf

Symbolic and physical violence / Philippe Braud

Is a just peace possible without thin and thick recognition? / Pierre Allan & Alexis Keller

Empirical applications

Spirit, recognition and foreign policy : Germany and World War II / Richard Ned Lebow

World War I from the perspective of power cycle theory : recognition, "adjustment delusions", and the "trauma of expectations foregone" / Charles F. Doran

Recognition, disrespect, and the struggle for Morocco : rethinking imperial Germany's security dilemma / Michelle Murray

Self-identification, recognition and conflicts : the evolution of Taiwan's identity, 1949-2008 / Yana Zuo

Recognition, the non-proliferation regime and proliferation crises / Alexandre Hummel

Recognizing the enemy : terrorism as symbolic violence / Andreas Behnke

Conclusions

Concluding remarks on the empirical study of international recognition / Thomas Lindemann.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781594518096

1594518092

9781594518102

1594518106

OCLC:

610855650