Natural Law and the Theory of International Society
Otto von Gierke and the Three Traditions of International Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12923391 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Breena Holland (0000-0001-8609-6792, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 48-73 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of International Political Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-0882 • E-ISSN: 1755-1722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3366/jipt.2012.0025 |
| OpenAlex | W2071140582 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
Hedley Bull, in the passage in The Anarchical Society which introduces the ‘three competing traditions of thought’ associated with the articulation of the modern states-system, cited Otto von Gierke as the originator of this influential way of organising international theory. This article examines Gierke's work in order to assess the extent of the influence on the English School that can be ascribed to him. It argues that in fact Gierke's version of the three traditions bears little resemblance to that of Bull, and that by ‘international society’ Gierke was referring to confederal structures of political power. Through an analysis of a significant strand of American revolutionary thought, the paper seeks to demonstrate the potential that further attention to the Gierkean understanding of international society could have for advancing the English School's research programme and building on its achievements
Articulation (sociology · Epistemology · Natural law · Order (exchange · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
The Legacy of Roman Law in the German Romantic Era
Federalism and international relations
Pluralism and the Personality of the State
Religion, Law and the Growth of Constitutional Thought, 1150-1650
The Struggle for Power in Early Modern Europe
The Expansion of international society
Bounding Power
The Development of Political Theory
Inventing International Society
International Society and its Critics
Community in Historical Perspective
Beyond the Anarchical Society
From International to World Society
Lords of All the World
The Fifty Years' Rift
Reading History through Constructivist Eyes
Resurrecting Pufendorf and capturing the Westphalian moment
Nation and community in the international order
Natural Right and Civil Community
The Constitution of the Holy Roman Empire After 1648
Better the Devil you know? Synthetic and confederal understandings of European unification
A Europe of Composite Monarchies
The Anarchical Society
Political Writings
Pamphlets of the American Revolution 1750-1776. Volume I, 1750-1765
Culture and international society
Composite States, Representative Institutions and the American Revolution
Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789
The Declaration of Independence
Prologue to Revolution
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |