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This book analyzes the politics of global governance by looking at
how global policymaking actually works. It provides a comprehensive
theoretical and methodological framework which is systematically
applied to the study of three global policies drawn from recent UN
activities: the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals in
2015, the institutionalization of the Human Rights Council from
2005 onwards, and the ongoing promotion of the protection of
civilians in peace operations. By unpacking the practices and the
values that have prevailed in these three cases, the authors
demonstrate how global policymaking forms a patchwork pervaded by
improvisation and social conflict. They also show how global
governance embodies a particular vision of the common good at the
expense of alternative perspectives. The book will appeal to
students and scholars of global governance, international
organizations and global policy studies.
This book analyzes the politics of global governance by looking at
how global policymaking actually works. It provides a comprehensive
theoretical and methodological framework which is systematically
applied to the study of three global policies drawn from recent UN
activities: the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals in
2015, the institutionalization of the Human Rights Council from
2005 onwards, and the ongoing promotion of the protection of
civilians in peace operations. By unpacking the practices and the
values that have prevailed in these three cases, the authors
demonstrate how global policymaking forms a patchwork pervaded by
improvisation and social conflict. They also show how global
governance embodies a particular vision of the common good at the
expense of alternative perspectives. The book will appeal to
students and scholars of global governance, international
organizations and global policy studies.
We need new analytical tools to understand the turbulent times in
which we live, and identify the directions in which international
politics will evolve. This volume discusses how engaging with
Emanuel Adler's social theory of cognitive evolution could
potentially achieve these objectives. Eminent scholars of
International Relations explore various aspects of Adler's theory,
evaluating its potential contributions to the study of world orders
and IR theory more generally. Each chapter focuses on a different
aspect of the social theory of cognitive evolution, such as power,
morality, materiality, narratives, and practices, and identifies
new theoretical vistas that help break new ground in International
Relations. In the concluding chapter, Adler responds, engaging in a
rich dialogue with the contributors. This volume will appeal to
scholars and advanced students of International Relations theory,
especially evolutionary and constructivist approaches.
In any multilateral setting, some state representatives weigh much
more heavily than others. Practitioners often refer to this form of
diplomatic hierarchy as the 'international pecking order'. This
book is a study of international hierarchy in practice, as it
emerges out of the multilateral diplomatic process. Building on the
social theories of Erving Goffman and Pierre Bourdieu, it argues
that diplomacy produces inequality. Delving into the politics and
inner dynamics of NATO and the UN as case studies, Vincent Pouliot
shows that pecking orders are eminently complex social forms:
contingent yet durable; constraining but also full of agency;
operating at different levels, depending on issues; and defined in
significant part locally, in and through the practice of
multilateral diplomacy.
In any multilateral setting, some state representatives weigh much
more heavily than others. Practitioners often refer to this form of
diplomatic hierarchy as the 'international pecking order'. This
book is a study of international hierarchy in practice, as it
emerges out of the multilateral diplomatic process. Building on the
social theories of Erving Goffman and Pierre Bourdieu, it argues
that diplomacy produces inequality. Delving into the politics and
inner dynamics of NATO and the UN as case studies, Vincent Pouliot
shows that pecking orders are eminently complex social forms:
contingent yet durable; constraining but also full of agency;
operating at different levels, depending on issues; and defined in
significant part locally, in and through the practice of
multilateral diplomacy.
This book examines world politics through the lens of diplomatic
practice. It argues that many global phenomena of our time, from
the making of international law to the constitution of
international public power, through humanitarianism and the
maintenance of global hierarchies, are made possible and shaped by
evolving forms of diplomacy. The study of diplomacy is largely
dominated by firsthand accounts and historical treaties, with
little effort at theoretical discussion. This book shows how
diplomatic studies can benefit from more explicit theorizing, and
argues that the study of world politics should pay more attention
to what goes on in the diplomatic 'engine room' of international
politics.
This book examines world politics through the lens of diplomatic
practice. It argues that many global phenomena of our time, from
the making of international law to the constitution of
international public power, through humanitarianism and the
maintenance of global hierarchies, are made possible and shaped by
evolving forms of diplomacy. The study of diplomacy is largely
dominated by firsthand accounts and historical treaties, with
little effort at theoretical discussion. This book shows how
diplomatic studies can benefit from more explicit theorizing, and
argues that the study of world politics should pay more attention
to what goes on in the diplomatic 'engine room' of international
politics.
It is in and through practices - deeds that embody shared
intersubjective knowledge - that social life is organized, that
subjectivities are constituted and that history unfolds. One can
think of dozens of different practices (from balancing, to banking
or networking) which constitute the social fabric of world
politics. This book brings together leading scholars in fields from
international law and humanitarianism to nuclear deterrence and the
UN to provide effective new tools to understand a range of pressing
issues of the era of globalization. As an entry point to the study
of world politics, the concept of practice accommodates a variety
of perspectives in a coherent yet flexible fashion and opens the
door to much needed interdisciplinary research in international
relations. International Practices crystallizes the authors' past
research on international practices into a common effort to turn
the study of practice into a novel research program in
international relations.
How do once bitter enemies move beyond entrenched rivalry at the
diplomatic level? In one of the first attempts to apply practice
theory to the study of International Relations, Vincent Pouliot
builds on Pierre Bourdieu's sociology to devise a theory of
practice of security communities and applies it to post-Cold War
security relations between NATO and Russia. Based on dozens of
interviews and a thorough analysis of recent history, Pouliot
demonstrates that diplomacy has become a normal, though not a
self-evident, practice between the two former enemies. He argues
that this limited pacification is due to the intense symbolic power
struggles that have plagued the relationship ever since NATO began
its process of enlargement at the geographical and functional
levels. So long as Russia and NATO do not cast each other in the
roles that they actually play together, security community
development is bound to remain limited.
It is in and through practices - deeds that embody shared
intersubjective knowledge - that social life is organized, that
subjectivities are constituted and that history unfolds. One can
think of dozens of different practices (from balancing, to banking
or networking) which constitute the social fabric of world
politics. This book brings together leading scholars in fields from
international law and humanitarianism to nuclear deterrence and the
UN to provide effective new tools to understand a range of pressing
issues of the era of globalization. As an entry point to the study
of world politics, the concept of practice accommodates a variety
of perspectives in a coherent yet flexible fashion and opens the
door to much needed interdisciplinary research in international
relations. International Practices crystallizes the authors' past
research on international practices into a common effort to turn
the study of practice into a novel research program in
international relations.
How do once bitter enemies move beyond entrenched rivalry at the
diplomatic level? In one of the first attempts to apply practice
theory to the study of International Relations, Vincent Pouliot
builds on Pierre Bourdieu's sociology to devise a theory of
practice of security communities and applies it to post-Cold War
security relations between NATO and Russia. Based on dozens of
interviews and a thorough analysis of recent history, Pouliot
demonstrates that diplomacy has become a normal, though not a
self-evident, practice between the two former enemies. He argues
that this limited pacification is due to the intense symbolic power
struggles that have plagued the relationship ever since NATO began
its process of enlargement at the geographical and functional
levels. So long as Russia and NATO do not cast each other in the
roles that they actually play together, security community
development is bound to remain limited.
It is in and through practices deeds that embody shared
intersubjective knowledge that social life is organized, that
subjectivities are constituted and that history unfolds. One can
think of dozens of different practices (from balancing, to banking
or networking) which constitute the social fabric of world
politics. This book brings together leading scholars in fields from
international law and humanitarianism to nuclear deterrence and the
UN to provide effective new tools to understand a range of pressing
issues of the era of globalization. As an entry point to the study
of world politics, the concept of practice accommodates a variety
of perspectives in a coherent yet flexible fashion and opens the
door to much needed interdisciplinary research in international
relations. International Practices crystallizes the authors' past
research on international practices into a common effort to turn
the study of practice into a novel research program in
international relations."
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