The concept of the state in international relations: philosophy, sovereignty, cosmopolitanism
- Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2016
- viii, 247 p.
Table of Content:
Introduction: The Concept of the State in International Relations, Peter M.R. Stirk
Chapter 1: International Law and Statehood: A Performative View, Janis Grzybowski & Martti Koskenniemi
Chapter 2: The State as a Universe of Discourse, Peter J. Steinberger
Chapter 3: Sovereignty and the Personality of the State, Jens Bartelson
Chapter 4: The State as Urban Myth: Governance without Government in the Global South, Oliver Jütersonke and Moncef Kartas
Chapter 5: ‘Decolonizing Sovereignty: Globalisation and the Return of Hyper-Sovereignty’, John M. Hobson
Chapter 6: The Concept of the State as a Community of Liability, Peter M.R. Stirk
Chapter 7: From Global Governance to Global Stateness, William E. Scheuerman
Conclusion: Open Societies, Cosmopolitanism, and the State as a Safeguard against Nationalism, Robert Schuett
A critical reassessment of the concepts of the state and sovereignty in international relations theory The concept of the state plays a central role in international relations, particularly in realist and neo-realist approaches. Yet, the meaning of the state is persistently taken to be self-evident by both advocates of the sovereign state and its critics. This volume counters this trend. It systematically considers the nature of the state, the concept of sovereignty and the challenges globalisation and cosmopolitanism. Featuring contributions from some of the most reputed theorists of the state, the essays in this collection give you a coherent and, at the same time, distinctively pluralist set of original reflections on the role and nature of the state.