Social status, social closure and the idea of Europe as a ‘normative power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7770925 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward Keene (University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 939-956 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of International Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0661 • E-ISSN: 1460-3713 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354066112437768 |
| OpenAlex | W2010810283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article examines Ian Manners’ idea of a ‘normative power Europe’. While discussing moral and political forms of normative power, it calls particular attention to a sociological approach based on Weberian ideas about status and social closure. The article then compares the present-day ‘normative power’ of the EU with the earlier European ‘standard of civilization’, and argues that the contemporary EU’s normative power rests on a more individualist and credentialist form of social closure. This may make it less vulnerable to criticisms of imperialism, but may also make it harder for the EU to retain its relatively privileged position in the generation of international norms and a coherent sense of its own identity
Closure (psychology) · Economics · Epistemology · Individualism · Normative · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Power (physics) · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Philosophy · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,57 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |