Rule in International Politics

Demonstrates how rule is not only a feature of order in states, but also in the international realm.

Christopher Daase (Edited by), Nicole Deitelhoff (Edited by), Antonia Witt (Edited by)

9781009307697, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 June 2024

290 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.423 kg

'… sparks debate among scholars working on international order, stratification, and differentiation - and on the usefulness of such concepts in moving the study of international politics beyond anarchy.' Marina G. Duque, Journal of Peace Research

There is hardly any aspect of social, political, and economic life today that is not also governed internationally. Drawing on debates around hierarchy, hegemony, and authority in international politics, this volume takes the study of the international 'beyond anarchy' a step further by establishing the concept of rule as the defining feature of order in the international realm. The contributors argue that the manifold conceptual approaches to sub- and superordination in the international should be understood as rich conceptualizations of one concept: rule. Rule allows constellations of sub- and superordination in the international to be seen as multiplex, systemic, and normatively ambiguous phenomena that need to be studied in the context of their interplay and consequences. This volume draws on a variety of conceptualizations of rule, exploring, in particular, the practices of rule as well as the relational and dynamic characteristics of rule in international politics.

Introduction: 1. The Elephant in the Room of International Relations: Rule in the Study of International Politics Christopher Daase, Nicole Deitelhoff and Antonia Witt
Part I. Theorizing Rule: 2. Authority in International Relations: Contracted, Inscribed, or Reflexive? Michael Zürn
3. Ruling the World: Organizational Ecology and Bias in Global Governance David A. Lake
4. Anarchy, Authority, Rule: Reconsidered Nicholas Onuf
Part II. Practicing Rule: 5. How Rule Generates Its Own Authority Ole Jacob Sending
6. The Region as Site of Rule: Disciplining States, Reconfiguring Orders Antonia Witt
7. Law, Anarchy, and Rule: The Authority of the International Rule of Law Ian Hurd
Part III. Resisting Rule: 8. Exploring Relations of Rule and Resistance in Global Politics Christopher Daase and Nicole Deitelhoff
9. The Contested Authority and Legitimacy of International Law: The State Strikes Back Karen J. Alter
10. Rule and Resistance in the Anti-globalization Era Julia C. Morse
Index.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS]