scholarly journals THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUSIN THE DYNAMICS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM: DISRUPTIONS AND CONNECTIONS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Idongesit Oyosoro
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Society ◽  
International Security ◽  
International System ◽  
International Health ◽  
International Economy ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Armed Groups ◽  
Novel Virus ◽  
Increased Activity

As a novel actor of International Relations, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID19) has created major upshots on the evolution of the contemporary International System: In the level of International Health (the WHO and States have been in discord and continuous verbal fracas); in terms of the International Economy (the economic crisis, the recession, etc.); on the aspect of International Security (increased activity of non-state armed groups); and finally, in terms of the ambiance of international society, it creates a new competition: the Vaccine Race. This paper examines and discusses these numerous facets and impacts of COVID19 on the international society and concludes that the novel virus, far from being just “flu”, has created fundamental alterations of disruptions and connections in the international society.

scholarly journals The hierarchical society: the politics of self-determination and the constitution of new states after 1919

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 372-396
Author(s):  
Maja Spanu
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International Society ◽  
International System ◽  
World Politics ◽  
League Of Nations ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
World War ◽  
New States ◽  
History Of

International Relations scholarship disconnects the history of the so-called expansion of international society from the presence of hierarchies within it. In contrast, this article argues that these developments may in fact be premised on hierarchical arrangements whereby new states are subject to international tutelage as the price of acceptance to international society. It shows that hierarchies within international society are deeply entrenched with the politics of self-determination as international society expands. I substantiate this argument with primary and secondary material on the Minority Treaty provisions imposed on the new states in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe admitted to the League of Nations after World War I. The implications of this claim for International Relations scholarship are twofold. First, my argument contributes to debates on the making of the international system of states by showing that the process of expansion of international society is premised on hierarchy, among and within states. Second, it speaks to the growing body of scholarship on hierarchy in world politics by historicising where hierarchies come from, examining how diverse hierarchies are nested and intersect, and revealing how different actors navigate these hierarchies.

Sovereignty under attack: the international society meets the Al Qaeda network

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barak Mendelsohn
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Society ◽  
International System ◽  
Al Qaeda ◽  
English School ◽  
State Actor

This article examines the complex relations between a violent non-state actor, the Al Qaeda network, and order in the international system. Al Qaeda poses a challenge to the sovereignty of specific states but it also challenges the international society as a whole. This way, the challenge that Al Qaeda represents is putting the survival of the system under risk. Consequently it requires that the international society will collectively respond to meet the threat. But challenges to both the practical sovereignty of states and to the international society do not have to weaken the system. Instead, such challenges if handled effectively may lead to the strengthening of the society of states: a robust international society is dynamic and responsive to threats. Its members could cooperate to adapt the principles and the institutions on which the system is founded to new circumstances. Through its focus on the preservation qualities of the international society this article also reinforces the significance of the English School to the study of international relations. It raises important questions that could be answered in the framework of the English School.

scholarly journals International relations and domestic structures: Foreign economic policies of advanced industrial states

1976 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Katzenstein
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
International System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
International Economy ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Policy Network ◽  
Foreign Economic Policy ◽  
The Third

Recent writings on problems of the international economy have focused attention primarily on changes in the international system. This paper attempts to show that foreign economic policy can be understood only if domestic factors are systematically included in the analysis. The paper's first part groups the recent literature into three paradigms which distinguish between three international effects. The second part offers a comparison of the differences between a state-centered policy network in France and a society-centered network in the United States. The third part of the paper combines the arguments of the first two and analyzes French and American commercial, financial, and energy policies as the outcome of both international effects and domestic structures. These case studies show that domestic factors must be included in an analysis of foreign economic policies. The paper's main results are analyzed further in its fourth part.

Legitimacy and Authority in International Politics

1999 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Hurd
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Social Control ◽  
International Society ◽  
Social System ◽  
International System ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Material Power ◽  
International Social

What motivates states to follow international norms, rules, and commitments? All social systems must confront what we might call the problem of social control—that is, how to get actors to comply with society's rules—but the problem is particularly acute for international relations, because the international social system does not possess an overarching center of political power to enforce rules. Yet, taken in balance with other values, a measure of order is a valued good. Some take this absence of centralized power to mean that the international system is like a Hobbesian state of nature, where only material power matters; others see it as evidence that international rules have force only when they are in the self-interest of each state. I show that these two conclusions are premature because of their shallow reading of international society and misinterpretation of the ways in which authority works in domestic society.

The Philosophy of Tripartite International Strategy (Law-Force-Security)

2020 ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Hazim Hamad Mousa Al-Janabi
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Security ◽  
International System ◽  
International Strategy ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Strategic Position ◽  
Definition Of

The research focuses on the importance of the concepts of law, power and security in the international strategy, and the definition of the role and the role of the balance of international relations or not, and show the ability to paint the strategy of the dye, and the research highlights the problem of "How far can be a relationship between law and power and security, In the ladder of international strategy? We try to answer the following main question: Which is the most used law, force or security in the international strategy? A solution to the problem and answer to the question was based on the following hypothesis: the more the international strategy is based on force;” the more violations of international legal norms and norms; the greater the international security, the greater the threat to international security threat”. The objective of the researcher is to define the strategic position occupied by the tripartite (Law - Power - Security) in the global strategic perception, which made bridges for it, is a theoretical choice and a necessity, and to use the analytical approach, which focuses on analysis of international politics, and to address the Most important three – International and how to interpret the movement of the international system

scholarly journals Non-state Actors, Terrorism and the New Global Reality

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aituaje Irene Pogoson
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Security ◽  
International System ◽  
World Politics ◽  
The State ◽  
Objective Knowledge ◽  
Multiplier Effect ◽  
Terrorist Groups ◽  
Global Events ◽  
State Actors

The reality that terrorists are increasingly enjoying a force-multiplier effect in both national and international realms is the preoccupation of this paper. The traditional thinking about international relations premised on the state as the primary actor in international politics is being greatly challenged as opposition to the supremacy of the state in international system by violent non state actors have become more rampant. Global events demonstrate how the influence of non-state actors and individuals is growing in world politics, assisted by an environment in which the flow of both information and disinformation enables the adoption of narratives that are not particularly based on sound facts and objective knowledge. The implication is that those involved in national and international security in the 21st century will need to formulate and re-strategize more effective, less military propelled ways and means that address the individual’s capacity to distinguish between rational and irrational in order to positively influence the forces that trigger the rise of such extremism in the first place. Until that is achieved, the threats from violent non state actors will continue to challenge some states as the terrorist groups align with others to create a convoluted and perplexing set of geopolitical and organizational networks that will prove difficult to unravel

6. The English School

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Dunne
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International Society ◽  
North American ◽  
Social Order ◽  
International System ◽  
World Society ◽  
English School ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
The Social

This chapter examines the main assumptions of the English school, the principal alternative to mainstream North American theorizations of International Relations. It first provides an overview of what the English school is and how it emerged before discussing its methodology as well as its master-concept of international society. It then considers three concepts that are the primary theoretical contribution of the English school: the social order established by states and embodied in the activities of practitioners must be understood alongside the dynamics of the international system and world society. The chapter proceeds by exploring the English school's position on issue of human rights and its implications for justice in international relations.

6. The English School

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-128
Author(s):  
Tim Dunne
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International Society ◽  
North American ◽  
Social Order ◽  
International System ◽  
World Society ◽  
English School ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
The Social

This chapter examines the main assumptions of the English school, the principal alternative to mainstream North American theorizations of International Relations. It first provides an overview of what the English school is and how it emerged before discussing its methodology as well as its master-concept of international society. It then considers three concepts that are the primary theoretical contribution of the English school: the social order established by states and embodied in the activities of practitioners must be understood alongside the dynamics of the international system and world society. The chapter proceeds by exploring the English school’s position on the issue of human rights and its implications for justice in international relations.

Peculiarities and main directions of neorealism in international relations theory

2017 ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
Halyna Ivasyuk
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International Security ◽  
International System ◽  
National Interest ◽  
International Relations Theory ◽  
Security Strategy ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Systematic Explanation

As it is known, nowadays neorealism is one of the most influential trends in international relations’ theory, which proposes a systematic explanation of the development of international relations and pragmatic understanding of national and international security. Using achievements of neorealistic school, it is possible to create relevant foreign policy and security strategy for the Ukrainian state, which makes the research in this area particularly topical. Keywords: International relations, international relations theory, international system, neorealism, structure of international policy, the evolution of international relations, national interest, power

‘A presumption of trust’ in international society

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 634-641
Author(s):  
Nicholas J Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Society ◽  
International System ◽  
World Politics ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Moral Philosopher ◽  
Security Community ◽  
Moral Skepticism ◽  
Community Theory ◽  
The Relationship

This article reflects on Nicholas J. Rengger’s 1997 article in International Affairs on ‘The ethics of trust in world politics’. The article has received comparably little attention, which is a shame because as I explore in my contribution it remains two decades on a highly important intervention in the on-going debate over the possibilities for developing and sustaining trust in an anarchic international system. Rengger argued that international cooperation, and the idea of international society it rests on, cannot be sustained in the absence of what he called ‘a presumption of trust’. However, he viewed this presumption in late modernity as an increasingly fragile one, and whilst he offered some ways to shore up the crumbling foundation of trust, his moral skepticism as to the possibilities of realising this run through his thinking. Rengger’s concern was that as the practices that ‘ground’ trust erode, cooperation will come to depend solely on rational egoist, interest-based calculations, and that such a basis is unstable and prone to breakdown. The problem that Rengger identified of how to ground authoritative practices of trust in international society remains an urgent one at a time when great power relations are characterised by increasing distrust. Having engaged with some of his key arguments in the article, I end by briefly identifying three problems that his essay would have benefited from considering further. These are (1) the relationship between trust and trustworthiness; (2) the neglect of security community theory; and (3) the potential of ‘godparenting’ (a concept Rengger borrows and develops from the moral philosopher Annette Baier) in international relations.

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