World State
Brunkhorst’s ‘Cosmopolitan State’ and Varieties of Differentiation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12282967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mathias Albert (0000-0002-7768-1049, Bielefeld University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 517-531 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social & Legal Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-6639 • E-ISSN: 1461-7390 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0964663914541289 |
| OpenAlex | W2160426872 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
This article discusses Hauke Brunkhorst’s account of cosmopolitan statehood. In order to demonstrate its novelty in comparison with other diagnoses of world statehood, the article first sketches out some core ideas on the concept of a world state. This sketch then serves as the basis in order to more closely recall and assess Brunkhorst’s account of the evolution of ‘cosmopolitan statehood’. The article then proceeds to argue that although there is nothing substantially wrong with Brunkhorst’s diagnosis, the hopes he invests in cosmopolitan statehood are probably too optimistic. This optimism results from the fact that he buys too deeply into Luhmann’s rather undercomplex account of functional differentiation in world society. A more nuanced differentiation theoretical account of contemporary world politics reveals a greater variety of forms than suggested by the simple juxtaposition between particularist and cosmopolitan forms of statehood. This also leads to caution against overblown optimism when it comes to the integrative performance of the latter
Aesthetics · Cosmopolitanism · Economics · Epistemology · Nothing · Novelty · Optimism · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Sketch · Sociology · State (computer science · Variety (cybernetics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2019 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |