In the footsteps of Karl Deutsch

On nationalism, self-determination and international relations

Bibliographic Data

ID4445425
AuthorsKamila Stullerova (Aberystwyth University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume28
Issue3
Pages313-332
Publication date2014-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-1178 • E-ISSN: 1741-2862
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0047117814545950
OpenAlexW2058353039
LanguageEN
Citations received2

The article argues that Karl Deutsch's work on nationalism is not only a precursor to his 'security communities' but that it is central to his international relations (IR). Nationalism impacts what people expect from the state and influences the state's international behaviour. While these processes are mostly automatic and cannot be controlled, their trajectories are not fully determined. Deutsch is interested in theorising moments when automatic processes do not suffice or become harmful and intervention is needed. The article first introduces Deutsch as a theorist of nationalism, examining his contribution in the context of the field of nationalism studies and the reasons for his equivocal reception in this field. In its second part, the article makes sense of the legacy of Deutsch's work on nationalism for contemporary IR by focusing on his use of the notion of self-determination with which Deutsch transcends the normative imperatives of the narrower concept of national self-determination

Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · International relations · Nationalism · Normative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science) · Computer Science · European Union Policy and Governance · History · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Political Science Research and Education · Political Systems and Governance

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