L Van Langenhove
Biographic Data
| ID | 158442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Van Langenhove |
| GIVEN NAMES | L |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Langenhove |
| SIGNATURE | VAN LANGENHOVE L |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8202-5804 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 412 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
A discussion of positioning theory: An interview with Michael Bamberg and Luk Van Langenhove
Since 2015 a Positioning Theory conference has been held biannually in either Europe or the US. These conferences have become a significant event for scholars and practitioners interested in the development and application of PT providing thereby a platform for discussing the latest research, sharing insights, and fostering collaborations. In the fourth edition of the conference, organised in Finland in July 2024, Professor Van Langenhove and Pro…
Struggle Over Rights and Duties at Work: Storylines and Discursive Self-Other Positioning in Workplace Bullying Stories
This study examines the phases and dynamics of workplace bullying (WB) as a social positioning phenomenon within moral orders. Applying the positioning theory (PT) and the relational model of WB, the study analyses 136 written online stories of WB, utilizing narrative analysis of positioning in self-other relationships. The findings, limited to the perspective of the bullied (targets), identify four distinct storylines of WB that involve differen…
The idea of society: The Spoken World Theory and the ontological conceptualization of society
This article presents a new conceptualization of society with the ambition to sharpen thinking about social reality and to better understand how society relates to personhood. This exercise is framed in an attempt to develop the Spoken World Theory, inspired by the thinking of Rom Harré. It involves a radical rethink of the social ontology and is to be seen as an alternative to the traditional conceptualization of society as a social structure th…
Rom Harré: A brief biography
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Harré and the study of personality
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Revisiting Rom Harré in Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
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Towards the Spoken World Theory: The contribution of Rom Harré to advancing social theory
Rom Harré was a philosopher of science who is especially known for his contributions to psychology. But a lot of his writings can also be regarded as exercises in social theorizing and in tackling issues of the social ontology. This paper will argue that he introduced three innovations in the thinking about social ontology: (i) the primacy of conversations and speech acts as the ‘substance’ of the social world; (ii) the distinction between differ…
The psychology of regions: A Vygotskian perspective
There exists today a large consensus among scholars of different disciplines that regions are more than a geographical concept and that they are socially constructed. This implies that somehow people must play a role in the emergence of a region as an entity of governance and as a source of identity. But the relation between regions and the socio-psychological processes that constitute them remains unclear. This article aims to clarify what the s…
Between cooperation and competition: Major Powers in Shared Neighbourhoods
This introductory article to the special issue on major powers in shared neighbourhoods sets the scenery by introducing the research objectives, situating them in the relevant academic context with references to the literatures on great power dynamics, regionalism and foreign policy analysis. It presents a conceptual framework for the study of ‘major powers’, understood as regional leaders, and their different forms of interaction in shared neigh…
Varieties of Moral Orders and the Dual Structure of Society: A Perspective from Positioning Theory
This paper argues that morality is what links structure to agency and that this perspective supports Giddens’ point of view that the agency-structure linkage entails not dualism but duality. These claims will be supported by bringing together four mediating concepts to address both how structures come to being and what the substance of structure is. First, John Searle’s concept of deontic power and Rom Harré’s concept of moral order will be discu…
Conceptualising Regional Leadership: The Positioning Theory Angle
What is a region? Towards a statehood theory of regions
This article presents the outline of a statehood theory of regions with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of what regions are, how they function and how they emerge. First, a definition of region is introduced that starts from the use of the concept of region in everyday language. It is argued that 'region' is a discursive tool used to refer to governance units that are not states but have some statehood properties. Second, a comp…
Determinants of regional leadership: Is the European Union a leading regional actor in peace and security
This article introduces a conceptualization of regional leadership, including an analytical framework where regional leadership is considered to be based on three necessary ‘determinants’. Regional leadership is defined as a concept used to describe the power of an actor to influence certain aspects of the international relations and/or the internal functioning of an actor in its neighbourhood. The aforementioned necessary determinants are: (i) t…
Determinants of a regional organisation's role in peace and security: The African Union and the European Union compared
This article presents the determinants of the influence of regional organisations in the area of international peace and security. It is aimed at initiating and provoking debate on the preponderant factors shaping that influence. The factors or determinants treated include (1) the willingness of the regional organisation to act, (2) the acceptance of its actions and (3) its capacity to discharge such peace-related tasks. The determinants are cont…
Monitoring and evaluating the provision of (donor-funded) regional public goods
This article deals with the monitoring and evaluation of the provision of regional public goods in the context of donor intervention. A number of issues will be identified that have to be addressed when designing and implementing such monitoring and evaluation schemes. This will be done in the framework of the so-called fourth-generation project evaluation, of social constructivist inspiration. A er presenting the basic characteristics of fourth-…
Rethinking EU Studies: The Contribution of Comparative Regionalism
This article introduces the special issue on the contribution of comparative regionalism/regional integration studies to the rethinking of EU studies. It sets out what we consider to be a danger for EU studies, namely its tendency towards introversion, and argue for a sustained engagement with the studies of other global regions as a means to avoid this. We draw on political science and psychology to set out a suitable framework for comparing glo…
The problem of comparison in comparative regionalism
There is virtually no systematic debate on the fundamentals of comparative research in the study of international regionalism. The field of research is very fragmented and there is a lack of interaction between EU studies and regionalism in the rest of the world. There is also a lack of communication between scholars from various theoretical standpoints and research traditions. Related to these two divides is the tension between idiographic and n…
Enhancing Global Governance Through Regional Integration
Theorizing Theoretical Psychology
Global Politics of Regionalism: Theory and Practice
This book explores the phenomenon of regionalism. In a seeming contradiction to globalization, there is a growing tendency for countries to enter into regional arrangements as a response to the pressures of operating in a global marketplace. But regionalism is also emerging as a phenomenon in its own right, serving distinct purposes and taking different forms in different areas. The contributors explore how these patterns impact on wider issues s…
Introduction: The EU as a Global Actor and the Role of Interregionalism
This article introduces the topic of this special issue, namely the study of the EU as a global actor and the role of interregionalism. It starts with mapping out the general theme and the key questions that guide the issue, such as: to what extent are regions becoming ‘actors’ of world politics; what is the strength of interregionalism in the EU’s foreign policies towards regions and across sectors; why is interregionalism being pursued and who …
The EU as a Global Actor and the Dynamics of Interregionalism: A Comparative Analysis
This article presents a comparative analysis of the role of interregionalism in the European Union’s foreign policies and external relations, with a particular focus on some of the most important regions around the world: Africa, Asia, South America, North America and Central and Eastern Europe. After a brief comparative assessment of the EU’s interregional relationships, the article provides three partly overlapping and intersecting accounts of …
The meaning of regional integration: Introducing positioning theory in regional integration studies
This article proposes a discursive constructionist approach and methodology for studying regional integration and related issues, such as cooperation between states, the formation of transnational regions as actors in governance, identity, sovereignty and social cohesion. Positioning theory is introduced as an analytical framework that highlights the meanings attributed to spaces and interactions, as well as the process of how regions are constru…
Cultural Stereotypes and Positioning Theory
This paper addresses the application of positioning theory , a new emerging theoretical scheme on the issue of cultural stereotyping. First, a critical conceptual analysis of the words‘cultural stereotype’is presented. Secondly, the basic tenets of positioning theory are outlined. Finally, it will be demonstrated how the framework of positioning theory can be used to analytically refine the concept of cultural stereotype. The main upshot of the a…
The identification and measurement of psychological aspects of leisure
This paper addresses the problem of the place of psychological measurement in leisure sciences by dwelling upon two aspects of that problem. The first is the question of what the purpose is of measurement in the leisure sciences. The second concerns the identity of the underlying concept, ‘leisure’. In the first section, a short overview will be presented of several available approaches to the measurement of psychological aspects of leisure. The …
Varieties of Positioning
International Preferences in Selecting Mates: A Study of 37 Cultures
This study sought to identify the effects of culture and sex on mate preferences using samples drawn world-wide. Thirty-seven samples were obtained from 33 countries located on six continents and five islands (N = 9,474). Hierarchical multiple regressions revealed strong effects of both culture and sex, moderated by specific mate characteristics. Chastity proved to be the mate characteristic on which cultures varied the most. The preference order…
Cultural Stereotypes and Positioning Theory
This paper addresses the application of positioning theory , a new emerging theoretical scheme on the issue of cultural stereotyping. First, a critical conceptual analysis of the words‘cultural stereotype’is presented. Secondly, the basic tenets of positioning theory are outlined. Finally, it will be demonstrated how the framework of positioning theory can be used to analytically refine the concept of cultural stereotype. The main upshot of the a…
Introduction: The EU as a Global Actor and the Role of Interregionalism
This article introduces the topic of this special issue, namely the study of the EU as a global actor and the role of interregionalism. It starts with mapping out the general theme and the key questions that guide the issue, such as: to what extent are regions becoming ‘actors’ of world politics; what is the strength of interregionalism in the EU’s foreign policies towards regions and across sectors; why is interregionalism being pursued and who …
The problem of comparison in comparative regionalism
There is virtually no systematic debate on the fundamentals of comparative research in the study of international regionalism. The field of research is very fragmented and there is a lack of interaction between EU studies and regionalism in the rest of the world. There is also a lack of communication between scholars from various theoretical standpoints and research traditions. Related to these two divides is the tension between idiographic and n…
Decision frame and opportunity as determinants of tax cheating
What is a region? Towards a statehood theory of regions
This article presents the outline of a statehood theory of regions with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of what regions are, how they function and how they emerge. First, a definition of region is introduced that starts from the use of the concept of region in everyday language. It is argued that 'region' is a discursive tool used to refer to governance units that are not states but have some statehood properties. Second, a comp…
Rethinking EU Studies: The Contribution of Comparative Regionalism
This article introduces the special issue on the contribution of comparative regionalism/regional integration studies to the rethinking of EU studies. It sets out what we consider to be a danger for EU studies, namely its tendency towards introversion, and argue for a sustained engagement with the studies of other global regions as a means to avoid this. We draw on political science and psychology to set out a suitable framework for comparing glo…
The EU as a Global Actor and the Dynamics of Interregionalism: A Comparative Analysis
This article presents a comparative analysis of the role of interregionalism in the European Union’s foreign policies and external relations, with a particular focus on some of the most important regions around the world: Africa, Asia, South America, North America and Central and Eastern Europe. After a brief comparative assessment of the EU’s interregional relationships, the article provides three partly overlapping and intersecting accounts of …
Varieties of Moral Orders and the Dual Structure of Society: A Perspective from Positioning Theory
This paper argues that morality is what links structure to agency and that this perspective supports Giddens’ point of view that the agency-structure linkage entails not dualism but duality. These claims will be supported by bringing together four mediating concepts to address both how structures come to being and what the substance of structure is. First, John Searle’s concept of deontic power and Rom Harré’s concept of moral order will be discu…
The meaning of regional integration: Introducing positioning theory in regional integration studies
This article proposes a discursive constructionist approach and methodology for studying regional integration and related issues, such as cooperation between states, the formation of transnational regions as actors in governance, identity, sovereignty and social cohesion. Positioning theory is introduced as an analytical framework that highlights the meanings attributed to spaces and interactions, as well as the process of how regions are constru…
Between cooperation and competition: Major Powers in Shared Neighbourhoods
This introductory article to the special issue on major powers in shared neighbourhoods sets the scenery by introducing the research objectives, situating them in the relevant academic context with references to the literatures on great power dynamics, regionalism and foreign policy analysis. It presents a conceptual framework for the study of ‘major powers’, understood as regional leaders, and their different forms of interaction in shared neigh…
Enhancing Global Governance Through Regional Integration
Towards the Spoken World Theory: The contribution of Rom Harré to advancing social theory
Rom Harré was a philosopher of science who is especially known for his contributions to psychology. But a lot of his writings can also be regarded as exercises in social theorizing and in tackling issues of the social ontology. This paper will argue that he introduced three innovations in the thinking about social ontology: (i) the primacy of conversations and speech acts as the ‘substance’ of the social world; (ii) the distinction between differ…
The identification and measurement of psychological aspects of leisure
This paper addresses the problem of the place of psychological measurement in leisure sciences by dwelling upon two aspects of that problem. The first is the question of what the purpose is of measurement in the leisure sciences. The second concerns the identity of the underlying concept, ‘leisure’. In the first section, a short overview will be presented of several available approaches to the measurement of psychological aspects of leisure. The …
Decision frame and opportunity as determinants of tax cheating
International Preferences in Selecting Mates: A Study of 37 Cultures
This study sought to identify the effects of culture and sex on mate preferences using samples drawn world-wide. Thirty-seven samples were obtained from 33 countries located on six continents and five islands (N = 9,474). Hierarchical multiple regressions revealed strong effects of both culture and sex, moderated by specific mate characteristics. Chastity proved to be the mate characteristic on which cultures varied the most. The preference order…
Varieties of Positioning
The identification and measurement of psychological aspects of leisure
This paper addresses the problem of the place of psychological measurement in leisure sciences by dwelling upon two aspects of that problem. The first is the question of what the purpose is of measurement in the leisure sciences. The second concerns the identity of the underlying concept, ‘leisure’. In the first section, a short overview will be presented of several available approaches to the measurement of psychological aspects of leisure. The …
Cultural Stereotypes and Positioning Theory
This paper addresses the application of positioning theory , a new emerging theoretical scheme on the issue of cultural stereotyping. First, a critical conceptual analysis of the words‘cultural stereotype’is presented. Secondly, the basic tenets of positioning theory are outlined. Finally, it will be demonstrated how the framework of positioning theory can be used to analytically refine the concept of cultural stereotype. The main upshot of the a…
The meaning of regional integration: Introducing positioning theory in regional integration studies
This article proposes a discursive constructionist approach and methodology for studying regional integration and related issues, such as cooperation between states, the formation of transnational regions as actors in governance, identity, sovereignty and social cohesion. Positioning theory is introduced as an analytical framework that highlights the meanings attributed to spaces and interactions, as well as the process of how regions are constru…
Theorizing Theoretical Psychology
Global Politics of Regionalism: Theory and Practice
This book explores the phenomenon of regionalism. In a seeming contradiction to globalization, there is a growing tendency for countries to enter into regional arrangements as a response to the pressures of operating in a global marketplace. But regionalism is also emerging as a phenomenon in its own right, serving distinct purposes and taking different forms in different areas. The contributors explore how these patterns impact on wider issues s…
Introduction: The EU as a Global Actor and the Role of Interregionalism
This article introduces the topic of this special issue, namely the study of the EU as a global actor and the role of interregionalism. It starts with mapping out the general theme and the key questions that guide the issue, such as: to what extent are regions becoming ‘actors’ of world politics; what is the strength of interregionalism in the EU’s foreign policies towards regions and across sectors; why is interregionalism being pursued and who …
The EU as a Global Actor and the Dynamics of Interregionalism: A Comparative Analysis
This article presents a comparative analysis of the role of interregionalism in the European Union’s foreign policies and external relations, with a particular focus on some of the most important regions around the world: Africa, Asia, South America, North America and Central and Eastern Europe. After a brief comparative assessment of the EU’s interregional relationships, the article provides three partly overlapping and intersecting accounts of …
Enhancing Global Governance Through Regional Integration
Rethinking EU Studies: The Contribution of Comparative Regionalism
This article introduces the special issue on the contribution of comparative regionalism/regional integration studies to the rethinking of EU studies. It sets out what we consider to be a danger for EU studies, namely its tendency towards introversion, and argue for a sustained engagement with the studies of other global regions as a means to avoid this. We draw on political science and psychology to set out a suitable framework for comparing glo…
The problem of comparison in comparative regionalism
There is virtually no systematic debate on the fundamentals of comparative research in the study of international regionalism. The field of research is very fragmented and there is a lack of interaction between EU studies and regionalism in the rest of the world. There is also a lack of communication between scholars from various theoretical standpoints and research traditions. Related to these two divides is the tension between idiographic and n…
Monitoring and evaluating the provision of (donor-funded) regional public goods
This article deals with the monitoring and evaluation of the provision of regional public goods in the context of donor intervention. A number of issues will be identified that have to be addressed when designing and implementing such monitoring and evaluation schemes. This will be done in the framework of the so-called fourth-generation project evaluation, of social constructivist inspiration. A er presenting the basic characteristics of fourth-…
Determinants of regional leadership: Is the European Union a leading regional actor in peace and security
This article introduces a conceptualization of regional leadership, including an analytical framework where regional leadership is considered to be based on three necessary ‘determinants’. Regional leadership is defined as a concept used to describe the power of an actor to influence certain aspects of the international relations and/or the internal functioning of an actor in its neighbourhood. The aforementioned necessary determinants are: (i) t…
Determinants of a regional organisation's role in peace and security: The African Union and the European Union compared
This article presents the determinants of the influence of regional organisations in the area of international peace and security. It is aimed at initiating and provoking debate on the preponderant factors shaping that influence. The factors or determinants treated include (1) the willingness of the regional organisation to act, (2) the acceptance of its actions and (3) its capacity to discharge such peace-related tasks. The determinants are cont…
What is a region? Towards a statehood theory of regions
This article presents the outline of a statehood theory of regions with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of what regions are, how they function and how they emerge. First, a definition of region is introduced that starts from the use of the concept of region in everyday language. It is argued that 'region' is a discursive tool used to refer to governance units that are not states but have some statehood properties. Second, a comp…
Conceptualising Regional Leadership: The Positioning Theory Angle
Varieties of Moral Orders and the Dual Structure of Society: A Perspective from Positioning Theory
This paper argues that morality is what links structure to agency and that this perspective supports Giddens’ point of view that the agency-structure linkage entails not dualism but duality. These claims will be supported by bringing together four mediating concepts to address both how structures come to being and what the substance of structure is. First, John Searle’s concept of deontic power and Rom Harré’s concept of moral order will be discu…
Between cooperation and competition: Major Powers in Shared Neighbourhoods
This introductory article to the special issue on major powers in shared neighbourhoods sets the scenery by introducing the research objectives, situating them in the relevant academic context with references to the literatures on great power dynamics, regionalism and foreign policy analysis. It presents a conceptual framework for the study of ‘major powers’, understood as regional leaders, and their different forms of interaction in shared neigh…
The psychology of regions: A Vygotskian perspective
There exists today a large consensus among scholars of different disciplines that regions are more than a geographical concept and that they are socially constructed. This implies that somehow people must play a role in the emergence of a region as an entity of governance and as a source of identity. But the relation between regions and the socio-psychological processes that constitute them remains unclear. This article aims to clarify what the s…
Rom Harré: A brief biography
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Harré and the study of personality
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Revisiting Rom Harré in Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
TEST 02 - Elsevier's Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Search and access research from the science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities fields
Towards the Spoken World Theory: The contribution of Rom Harré to advancing social theory
Rom Harré was a philosopher of science who is especially known for his contributions to psychology. But a lot of his writings can also be regarded as exercises in social theorizing and in tackling issues of the social ontology. This paper will argue that he introduced three innovations in the thinking about social ontology: (i) the primacy of conversations and speech acts as the ‘substance’ of the social world; (ii) the distinction between differ…
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