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Territorial Conflicts in World Society Modern Systems Theory, International Relations and Conflict Studies

252 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

252 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

256 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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By bringing into dialogue modern systems theory and international relations, this text provides theoretically innovative and empirically rich perspectives on conflicts in world society. This collection contrasts Niklas Luhmann’s theory of world society in modern systems theory with more classical approaches to the study of conflicts, offering a fresh perspective on territorial conflicts in... Read more

Preface

1. Introduction: Points of encounter
STEPHAN STETTER

PART I: Points of observation: Systems theory, IR and the study of conflicts in world society

2. Debordering by human rights: The challenge of postterritorial conflicts in world society
THORSTEN BONACKER

3. Regions of conflict in world society: The place of the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa
STEPHAN STETTER

4. Theories of world society and war: Luhmann and the alternatives
KLAUS SCHLICHTE

5. The autopoiesis of conflict transformation: An example of a ‘butterfly effect’ in Greek-Turkish relations
EUGENIA VATHAKOU

PART II: Points of contact: Sociological, legal and philosophical perspectives on systems theory, IR and conflicts in world society

6. Contradiction, conflict and borders
HEINZ MESSMER

7. Addresses in world societal conflicts: A systems theoretical contribution to the theory of the state in International Relations
WERNER SCHIRMER

8. Conflicts of laws: Comparing autochthonous legal cultures
ALAIN POTTAGE

9. ‘Just peace’ revisited: international law in the era of assymetry
ACHILLES SKORDAS

10. The irony of terror: the morality-sensitive nerve in the criticism of violence
GERTRUD BRÜCHER

11. Conclusion: Points of departure
MATHIAS ALBERT

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