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Title
Theory of contestation [electronic resource] / Antje Wiener.
ISBN
9783642552359 electronic book
3642552358 electronic book
364255234X
9783642552342
Published
Heidelberg : Springer, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-642-55235-9 doi
Call Number
JZ1242
Dewey Decimal Classification
327
Summary
The Theory of Contestation advances critical norms research in international relations. It scrutinises the uses of 'contestation' in international relations theories with regard to its descriptive and normative potential. To that end, critical investigations into international relations are conducted based on three thinking tools from public philosophy and the social sciences: The normativity premise, the diversity premise and cultural cosmopolitanism. The resulting theory of contestation entails four main features, namely types of norms, modes of contestation, segments of norms and the cycle of contestation. The theory distinguishes between the principle of contestedness and the practice of contestation and argues that, if contestedness is accepted as a meta-organising principle of global governance, regular access to contestation for all involved stakeholders will enhance legitimate governance in the global realm.
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Series
SpringerBriefs in political science.
Introduction: Contestation as a Norm-Generative Social Practice
The Normativity Premise: The Normative Power of Contestation
The Diversity Premise: The Legitimacy Gap in International Relations
Cultural Cosmopolitanism: Contestedness and Contestation
Thinking Tools and Central Concepts of the Theory of Contestation
Applying the Theory of Contestation: Three Sectors of Global Governance
Conclusion: Why a New Theory of Contestation?
