Recognition and the constitution of epochal change

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ID4809771
AuthorsNicholas Onuf (Pontifica Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Nicholas G Onuf (0000-0001-7212-8917, Pontifica Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume27
Issue2
Pages121-140
Publication date2013-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-1178 • E-ISSN: 1741-2862
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0047117813479624
OpenAlexW2329859761
LanguageEN
Citations received10

For two decades, political theorists have granted recognition a great deal of attention. However, theorists of international relations have not, despite a common interest in identity politics. Instead, the latter take recognition for granted as a long-standing practice enabling states to engage in relations, as equals, under law. I hold that recognition is an unexplored way of addressing the constitution of epochal change in the modern world. I develop this claim first by reviewing what political theorists say about recognition. Not sharing their preoccupation with identity, I also draw on a secondary but still important theme in this literature - recognition's relation to justice. I then turn to the relations of states to show how international society has always exemplified the very processes of recognition that political theorists would like to find within their late modern societies. I conclude with some comments on the enduring properties of international society

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