Pocock, Machiavelli and Political Contingency in Foreign Affairs
Republican Existentialism Outside (and Within) the City
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11345693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John P Mccormick (0000-0001-7305-186X, University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 171-183 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of European Ideas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0191-6599 • E-ISSN: 1873-541X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01916599.2016.1198073 |
| OpenAlex | W2465980218 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In this essay, inspired by J.G.A. Pocock's appropriation of Machiavelli's theory of political contingency, and building upon my previous engagements with Pocock's ‘republican existentialism’, I focus on the role played by ‘accidents’ in Machiavelli's analysis of war and foreign affairs within The Prince and the Discourses. In so doing, I consider the following issues: the ways through which a potential imperial hegemon might consolidate control over nearby lesser powers—and, conversely, how such less powerful polities might resist imperial encroachments on their autonomy; the contrasting military modes and orders characteristic of ancient and modern republics; and the extent to which Machiavelli actually thought that accidents in foreign affairs were ever truly ‘accidental’ in light of his determinations concerning well- versus badly ordered domestic institutions
Appropriation · Contingency · Diplomacy · Epistemology · Existentialism · Foreign policy · Hegemony · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |