Recognition, conflict and the problem of ethical community

Brincat, Shannon

doi:10.1080/23269995.2014.954889

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“…Since then, scholarship about international recognition has exploded. It includes, but is not limited to, a broad survey from legal, political, sociological, and moral perspectives (Agné et al 2013), a journal special issue (Brincat 2014), and an edited volume (Daase et al 2015). In February 2015, at the annual convention of the International Studies Association, I counted as many as 14 papers and one roundtable dedicated to the topic.…”

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An intercultural theory of international relations: how self-worth underlies politics among nations

Friedrichs

2015

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This article introduces an intercultural theory of international relations based on three distinctive ways of establishing self-worth: honor, face, and dignity. In each culture of self-worth, concerns with status and humiliation intervene differently in producing political outcomes. The theory explains important variation in the way states and nations relate to members of their own culture of self-worth, as well as members of other such cultures.

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“…It includes, but is not limited to, a broad survey from legal, political, sociological, and moral perspectives (Agné et al . 2013), a journal special issue (Brincat 2014), and an edited volume (Daase et al . 2015).…”

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An intercultural theory of international relations: how self-worth underlies politics among nations

Friedrichs

2015

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“…In other words, rather than involving mutuality and genuine acceptance of the other, these were largely policies of assimilation seeking to 'normalise the other by reducing them to oneself'. 102 Neither did they correspond to the normative ideal of recognition in terms of causal mechanisms, as they were mostly driven by instrumental rationality. It is here that the transnational connection comes into play.…”

Section: Thin Cognitive Recognition From the Annexing State And The Imentioning

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Bottom-up change in frozen conflicts: Transnational struggles and mechanisms of recognition in Western Sahara

Fernández-Molina

2019

Rev. Int. Stud.

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This article proposes a typology of causal mechanisms whereby transnational relations of recognition constitute conflict actors in frozen conflicts. While the agency of an emerging conflict actor manifests itself in ‘struggles for recognition’ motivated by experiences of ‘disrespect’, responses from different significant others vary in terms of motivations and pathways (mechanisms of recognition). Adapting Honneth’s tripartite division, the typology distinguishes between four forms of recognition: thin cognitive recognition, ‘respect’/rights, ‘esteem’/difference, and ‘love’/empathy. Three transnational corrections are made in order to include transnational relations of recognition, non-state actors, and unstructured social-relational forms of international/transnational recognition. The typology is applied to the conflict of Western Sahara, which has been reshaped by the rise of internal Sahrawi pro-independence groups (based inside the territory annexed by Morocco) as an increasingly relevant conflict actor, with their identity shifting from victims to human rights activists to activists involved in an unsolved conflict. This identity and social-status formation has been the product of transnational recognition from three significant others: the annexing state (Morocco), the contested state-in-exile (SADR), and the international community. The overall effect of intermingling recognition processes, including various instrumental initiatives deprived of mutuality, has been increased struggle and conflict complexity rather than ‘recognitional peace’.

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“…Non-recognition, which implies a negation of identity and status of states, gives rise to different treatment. 41 From the view of unrecognized entities, non-recognition can be perceived as an act of misrecognition premised on injustice and disrespect. 42 Both IR and legal academics understand the legal principle of non-recognition in a similar way.…”

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Rethinking non-recognition: The EU’s Investment Agreement with Taiwan under the One-China Policy

Hsieh¹

2020

Leiden Journal of International Law

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This article re-examines the theories of recognition and non-recognition in the context of the evolving framework of the European Union (EU)’s trade and investment relations with Taiwan from legal and international relations perspectives. Notwithstanding its one-China policy, the EU has developed a pragmatic approach to engaging Taiwan under bilateral consultations and World Trade Organization negotiations that have built the foundation for the bilateral investment agreement (BIA). The article argues that since the 1980s, the EU has accorded diverse forms of recognition to Taiwan and the BIA will buttress the process. To substantiate the contention, the article systemically explores the political and trade policies of European states and EU institutions in line with their strategies toward cross-strait relations. By deciphering the new momentum that has galvanized the European Commission’s strategy towards the EU-Taiwan BIA, the research sheds light on the implications of European Parliament resolutions and the EU’s investment talks with China. The structure and impact of the BIA are also analysed in light of EU investment protection agreements with Singapore and Vietnam. Hence, the findings contribute to the interdisciplinary study of international law and international relations and enhance the understanding of the EU’s Asia-Pacific trade and investment agreements.

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Recognition, conflict and the problem of ethical community

Cited by 10 publications

References 45 publications

An intercultural theory of international relations: how self-worth underlies politics among nations

An intercultural theory of international relations: how self-worth underlies politics among nations

Bottom-up change in frozen conflicts: Transnational struggles and mechanisms of recognition in Western Sahara

Rethinking non-recognition: The EU’s Investment Agreement with Taiwan under the One-China Policy

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