T2 - Evolution of International Society Flashcards
Internatioanl Society?
-Any association of political communities (States) that accept: >Common rules >Diplomacy >Values >Order >Institutions >International Law
-Society can only live by common agenda.
International Society is the concept of which school of IR?
-The English School Approach to the IR has pioneered the term International Society.
(Also called liberal Realist)
-They have eloborated Intl Society by taking the model of European states relation.
How Hedley Bull eloborates International Society?
-A society of states come into existence when
>a group of states, concious of common interest and values,
>form a soceity in the sense that
>they concieve themselves bound by a common set of rules in their relation,
>and share in the working of common institutions.
Hedley Bull contribution in the development of historical narrative and theoritical perspective of English School Approach.
-Hedley Bull contributed and termed International anarchy,
>meaning that there exists no overarching authority over and above the states.
Criticism on Hedley Bull contribution in the development of historical narrative and theoritical perspective of English School Approach.
-Historical narrative and theoritical perspective of English School has been severly criticised on the account that
>they legitimize an oppressive and exploitative colonial and imperial order.
International System acc to realism?
-Acc to Thomas Hobbes
>Intl system created by states
>which are like billard balls on the table of intl arena
>they participate in the game of survival on this intl arena
.
International System acc Hedley Bull?
-A system of states (Intl System) formed when
>two or more states have sufficient contact between them, and
>have sufficient impact on one another’s decisions,
>to cause them behave as parts of a whole.
Core of English school eloboration of IR?
-Particular strand of IR theory maintains that
>There is a society of states at international level,
>Despite the condition of anarchy (Nonavailability of world govt)
=nor there is world govt, niether international justice system and there is no policing.
=states are soverign, they grant nothing above them
>they take themselves as superior entity
=In anarchy, world states creates intl society in reason to cooperate with each other
(e.g) through UN states interact
+English School of IR also known as
- liberal Realist
- Rationalist
- Grotaniatist
- British institutionalist=
A society, acc to English School, founded on which principle?
-Soverign equality V.s Non intervention
>all stand equal and should respect each other soverignity
>and not liable to interfere in each other’s matter
(e.g) UN law of sea, Law of Border, Rule of Diplomacy; institutions which have helped in creating intl society.
How the contemporary system of states can be called an international system?
-It can called coz
>over the past several centuries most of the forms of interaction b/w states have
>become regulated by laws, norms and institutions.
-Significant Rules are: >The non use of force. >Respect for the soverignity of other >non interference in their internal affairs >respect territorial integrity >de-legitimization of the right to conquest >trade laws >Respect for human rights
The society of states is analogous to a ___
-Analogouos to a Club:
>members who wish to join must demonstrate respect for its rules.
>Those who breaks them are subject to censure, sanctions and other forms of ostracism.
Development of historical narrative of international society’s association?
-Development of historical narrative of international society’s association is with:
>the emergence of the Eurpean Nation State system
>after the treaty of Westphalia in 1648
>European states formed an association of states referred to as a “Family of nations”.
>This family of nations has culminated in the contemporary international system,
>it becomes analogous to a club.
>societies which are outside of this club are deemed as uncivilized.
Early international societies?
-This idea not only restricted to Europe, it was always presents throughout the history
>free from time and space
>even in the time of Empires, this idea exists.
Early international societies In Ancient world?
-Early form of diplomacy and treatise existed in the ancient world:
>most notable example of intl society is form 700 BCE to
>the beiggining of Roman Era in the first centuary BCE
Early international societies In Ancient world?
GREECE
-The city states shared a common language and religion together
>institutions like the Olympic Games and the Delphic Oracle were designed to emphazise that unity.
-All city states placed high value on their independence,
>which enabled them to unite against the threat of Persian hegemony
