LEADER 03226oam 2200541I 450 001 9910155121503321 005 20240505170642.0 010 $a1-315-40989-5 010 $a1-315-40988-7 010 $a1-315-40987-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315409894 035 $a(CKB)4340000000023954 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4767330 035 $a(OCoLC)965826603 035 $a(BIP)59785347 035 $a(BIP)55953142 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000023954 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aInternational institutions in world history $edivorcing international relations theory from the state and stage models /$fLaust Schouenborg 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (196 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aWorlding beyond the West 311 08$a1-138-22162-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. The argument in the context of IR theory -- 3. The argument in the context of anthropology, archaeology and historical sociology -- 4. Principles of legitimacy and membership -- 5. Regulating conflicts -- 6. Trade -- 7. Governance -- 8. Conclusion. 330 $aThis book presents a case for a basic reorientation of International Relations away from the state and towards the study of social institutions in the sense of patterned practices, ideas and norms/rules. IR has always suffered from a parochial occupation with the state and the Western system of state. Its main theories revolve around these phenomena, and have resulted in the reification of the state: it has been turned into an essential actor, with certain immutable and fundamental properties that remain constant throughout time. A list of these properties usually includes territorial limits, centralisation, monopolisation of violence and exclusive loyalties. International Institutions in World History shows how the state is an inherently modern phenomenon, a modern social institution, and that foundational concepts in IR should be based on a full appreciation of the wider record of human existence on earth, trans-historically and cross-culturally. Schouenborg argues that these social institutions may be captured via a universal functional typology consisting of four categories: legitimacy and membership; regulating conflicts; trade; and governance. The book will be of interest to scholars and students within IR (particularly IR theory), anthropology, archaeology and sociology, and those interested in general social theory. 410 0$aWorlding beyond the West. 606 $aInternational agencies 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aSocial institutions 615 0$aInternational agencies. 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 0$aSocial institutions. 676 $a341.2 700 $aSchouenborg$b Laust.$0866920 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910155121503321 996 $aInternational institutions in world history$91935087 997 $aUNINA