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.
Christopher Daase is Professor of International Organizations at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, and Co-Director of the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF). Nicole Deitelhoff is Professor of International Relations and Theories of Global Orders at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, and Director of the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF). Antonia Witt is Head of the Research Group 'African Intervention Politics' at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF).
Reviews for Rule in International Politics
'This ambitious volume offers a powerful and timely analysis of rule in world politics, integrating and extending theoretical debates on authority, hierarchy, and legitimacy. It brings together a group of top-notch IR theorists to help us understand the manifold shapes of rule in international relations - and why they are increasingly contested.' Jonas Tallberg, Stockholm University
