(Dis-)respect and (non-)recognition in world politics: the Anglo-Boer war and German policy at the turn of the nineteenth/twentieth century

Recognition, conflict and the problem of ethical community

“…While not aiming at resolution, Recognition, Conflict and the Problem of Ethical Community was based around exploring these themes in a truly transdisciplinary manner across social, political and international theory by examining recognition processes between individuals, groups and states. The Special Issue canvasses a broad array of different research on recognition: from conceptual pieces as offered by Lindemann (2014a) and Ringmar's (2014a) contributions to historical and practical examinations of recognition as advanced in Jaschob (2014) and Delori (2014); from policy prescriptions for foreign relations (Wolf 2014) and recognition processes between individuals (Connolly 2014) to pathologies of recognition in violent groups (Clément 2014).…”

“…Turning to history, Jaschob (2014) provides an account of the impact of disrespect and non-recognition through an analysis of Anglo-German interactions during the Anglo-Boer War (1899)(1900)(1901). For Jaschob, respect can be seen as the adequate recognition of one's subjectively deserved status and yet such status, unlike material capabilities, cannot be gained unilaterally.…”