How do states distinguish friends from enemies, partners from
competitors, and communities from outsiders? "Community Under
Anarchy" shows how the development of common social identities
among political elites can lead to deeper, more cohesive forms of
cooperation than what has been previously envisioned by traditional
theories of international relations. Drawing from recent advances
in social theory and constructivist approaches, Bruce Cronin
demonstrates how these cohesive structures evolve from a series of
discrete events and processes that help to diminish the conceptual
boundaries dividing societies.
"Community Under Anarchy" supports this thesis through a new
and original interpretation of the Concert of Europe, the Holy
Alliance, and the political integration of Italy and Germany. In
the wake of the upheavals created by the French Revolution and the
revolutions of 1848, political elites helped to validate new forms
of governance by creating transnational reference groups from which
they could draw legitimacy. As a result, European states were able
to overcome the polarizing effects of anarchy and create a concert
system, a common security association, and two amalgamated security
communities. The empirical cases demonstrate how socially derived
identities can shape state preferences and create new roles for
state leaders.
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