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Opposition and dissidence: two modes of resistance against international rule
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Abstract Rule is commonly conceptualized with reference to the compliance it invokes. In this article, we propose a conception of rule via the practice of resistance instead. In contrast to liberal approaches, we stress the possibility of illegitimate rule, and, as opposed to critical approaches, the possibi... view more
Rule is commonly conceptualized with reference to the compliance it invokes. In this article, we propose a conception of rule via the practice of resistance instead. In contrast to liberal approaches, we stress the possibility of illegitimate rule, and, as opposed to critical approaches, the possibility of legitimate authority. In the international realm, forms of rule and the changes they undergo can thus be reconstructed in terms of the resistance they provoke. To this end, we distinguish between two types of resistance - opposition and dissidence - in order to demonstrate how resistance and rule imply each other. We draw on two case studies of resistance in and to international institutions to illustrate the relationship between rule and resistance and close with a discussion of the normative implications of such a conceptualization.... view less
Keywords
international system; domination; legitimation; protest; protest movement; theory; international relations; hierarchy; opposition; radicalization
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Herrschaftsstrukturen im internationalen System; Struktur des internationalen Systems; Internationale Ordnung; Institutionelle politische Macht; Politischer Widerstand; Strukturveränderungen im internationalen System; Gesellschaftliche/Politische Opposition
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 11-30
Journal
Journal of International Political Theory (JIPT), 15 (2019) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1755088218808312
ISSN
1755-1722
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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