International Relations as Politics among People

Hermeneutic Encounters and Global Governance
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-18651-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Reihe: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

Pioneering a hermeneutic methodology for analyses of global governance, this is the first monograph that makes Hans-Georg Gadamer’s and Paul Ricœur’s hermeneutic philosophy relevant for global politics research. Drawing on the concept of "horizon" as the element that captures the dynamics of understanding in social interaction in order to analyse processes of international politics, this book shows that what is required is the embeddedness of meanings and ideas in human action and reflection. By advancing theory-building with regard to particular questions of global governance, it reconceptualises international relations as "politics among people". Providing a contextualised constructivist approach that highlights the importance of processes to which people are central, it challenges the use of collective concepts such as "state" and "nation" as units of analysis which continue to dominate international relations but which cloud the details of interaction processes.

The two case studies of UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Germany in NATO’s mission "Operation Allied Force" in Kosovo in 1999 are structured around this contextualised constructivist approach developed in the monograph. The studies reveal how interaction processes can be made accountable, leading to new vantage points of our understanding of governance problems.

This book will be of interest to scholars interested in global governance, the work of Hans-Georg Gadamer, Paul Ricœeur and hermeneutic philosophy, the UN, humanitarian interventions, and foreign policy analysts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hansen-Magnusson, Hannes

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introducing Politics among People 2. Hermeneutic approaches to meaning 3. The topoi of interpretive research 4. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 5. Humanity and German Intervention in Kosovo 1999 6. Horizons of politics

Über Autor(innen)

Hannes Hansen-Magnusson is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Cardiff University, UK. His research is located in international relations with particular interests in global governance, focusing on actors and practices at the transnational level and the role of culture in international politics.