Leseprobe
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The Moral Purpose of the State
Christian Reus-Smit
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Philosophie
Beschreibung
This book seeks to explain why different systems of sovereign states have built different types of fundamental institutions to govern interstate relations. Why, for example, did the ancient Greeks operate a successful system of third-party arbitration, while international society today rests on a combination of international law and multilateral diplomacy? Why did the city-states of Renaissance Italy develop a system of oratorical diplomacy, while the states of absolutist Europe relied on naturalist international law and "old diplomacy"? Conventional explanations of basic institutional practices have difficulty accounting for such variation. Christian Reus-Smit addresses this problem by presenting an alternative, "constructivist" theory of international institutional development, one that emphasizes the relationship between the social identity of the state and the nature and origin of basic institutional practices.
Reus-Smit argues that international societies are shaped by deep constitutional structures that are based on prevailing beliefs about the moral purpose of the state, the organizing principle of sovereignty, and the norm of procedural justice. These structures inform the imaginations of institutional architects as they develop and adjust institutional arrangements between states. As he shows with detailed reference to ancient Greece, Renaissance Italy, absolutist Europe, and the modern world, different cultural and historical contexts lead to profoundly different constitutional structures and institutional practices. The first major study of its kind, this book is a significant addition to our theoretical and empirical understanding of international relations, past and present.
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Collective security, Precedent, Divine right of kings, Sovereign state, International law, Moral authority, Governance, Two Treatises of Government, Legitimacy (political), Classical realism (international relations), Morality, Peace and conflict studies, Ideal type, Ideology, Realpolitik, Proximate cause, International relations, Public diplomacy, Peacemaking, Law in action, Sphere of influence, Suzerainty, Law of obligations, Participatory democracy, Institution, Rational choice theory, Obedience (human behavior), Judicial interpretation, Right to property, The Sovereign State, Treaty, Anarchy Is What States Make of It, Sovereignty, Territorial integrity, Right of revolution, National security, On Liberty, Culture and Society, Legitimation, Democratic peace theory, Prerogative, Westphalian sovereignty, International human rights law, Great power, State formation, Hegemony, Power politics, Popular sovereignty, City-state, Positivism, Public rights, Rationality, Public international law, Realism (international relations), State (polity), Civic virtue, Multilateralism, Public law, Value (ethics), Critical theory, Fair procedure, Diplomacy, Procedural justice, Regime theory, Constitutional law, A Theory of Justice, Arbitration, Consent of the governed, Rule of law, Theory of International Politics