{"product_id":"a-subjective-approach-to-international-relations-the-battle-for-meaning-paperback-softback-9781509567096","title":"A Subjective Approach to International Relations; The Battle for Meaning (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509567096","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Subjective Approach to International Relations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Battle for Meaning\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBertrand Badie (Author), Andrew Brown (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509567096, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e104 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.159 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Bertrand Badie is one of France’s leading authorities on international relations. In this short but incisive book he shows that, while material trends matter, they are always subject to battles over meaning. His subtlety and effortless interdisciplinarity make his account valuable for students and scholars alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Hill, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Badie offers a radical and compelling challenge to realists and constructivists alike. He makes the case that serious attention to the values and practices of different actors  can promote a more useful understanding of the fragility of international society and its ordering. International relations should be not a science of power or a study of constitution but, rather, a hermeneutic sociology of relationships.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNed Lebow, Dartmouth College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina’s growing power and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have thrust geopolitics back to the centre of the global stage, but the old frameworks of international relations, with their positivist methods and their emphasis on structural determinants, will not enable us to understand the increasingly dangerous world in which we are living today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBertrand Badie argues that states and the many other actors now operating in the international arena are products of their cultural contexts and political traditions. Their perspectives and motivations are profoundly subjective in character and are shaped by the narratives, memories and emotions that constitute people’s everyday realities. In Badie’s view, international disputes in the twenty-first century are best understood through the concept of the ‘battle for meaning’, confrontations between different modes of understanding the world. His judgement is that peace and stability depend on greater sensitivity to the worldviews of other actors in the international arena. A willingness to try to see the world from the perspective of one’s friends, rivals and even one’s enemies is vital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis timely and engaging book by one of the world’s leading scholars of international relations will be of great interest to students and scholars in politics and IR and to anyone concerned about the growing tensions in the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The return of geopolitics: a nostalgic illusion or a recurrent error?\u003cbr\u003e   The foundational times of geopolitics\u003cbr\u003e   Is geopolitics outdated?\u003cbr\u003e   Geographic renewal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2.   The two international scenes and their multiple meanings\u003cbr\u003e         A short subjective history of the international arena\u003cbr\u003eThe semantic ambiguity of the international system: the perpetual conflict of meaning\u003cbr\u003e    The two systems: the system in theory and the system in practice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3.   Four questions that have become fundamental\u003cbr\u003e     The identity of the actor is no longer a simple question\u003cbr\u003e     Thinking about the ‘Other’\u003cbr\u003e     The construction of the context\u003cbr\u003e     What fusion of horizons?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Rethinking the international agenda\u003cbr\u003e    The unavoidable battle for recognition\u003cbr\u003e    The confusion of contexts\u003cbr\u003e    Diplomacy has many meanings\u003cbr\u003e    The semantic clash of powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tentative conclusion: the looming battles for meaning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460700827928,"sku":"9781509567096","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509567096.jpg?v=1785458975","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-subjective-approach-to-international-relations-the-battle-for-meaning-paperback-softback-9781509567096","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}