The Concept of the State in International Relations: Philosophy, Sovereignty and Cosmopolitanism
Robert Schuett and Peter M. R. Stirk
Abstract
This volume provides a collection of essays that, between them, offer a critical reassessment of the concepts of the state and sovereignty in international relations theory. Featuring contributions from some of the most reputed theorists on the subject, this book provides a coherent and, at the same time, distinctively pluralist set of original reflections on the role and nature of the state. It considers the concept of sovereignty and the challenges of globalisation and cosmopolitanism. The collection highlights the fact that the concept of the state plays a central role in international rela ... More
This volume provides a collection of essays that, between them, offer a critical reassessment of the concepts of the state and sovereignty in international relations theory. Featuring contributions from some of the most reputed theorists on the subject, this book provides a coherent and, at the same time, distinctively pluralist set of original reflections on the role and nature of the state. It considers the concept of sovereignty and the challenges of globalisation and cosmopolitanism. The collection highlights the fact that the concept of the state plays a central role in international relations, particularly in realist and neo-realist approaches. It also provides an important counterpoint to the general assumption that the meaning of the state is self-evident; something that is often taken for granted by both advocates of the sovereign state and its critics.
Keywords:
international relations theory,
sovereignty,
cosmopolitanism,
globalisation,
sovereign state
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2015 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780748693627 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: September 2015 |
DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748693627.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Robert Schuett, editor
Durham University
Peter M. R. Stirk, author
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