Recognition between states?

moving beyond identity politics

Mattias Iser

pp. 27-45

in: Christopher Daase, Caroline Fehl, Anna Geis, Georgios Kolliarakis (eds), Recognition in international relations, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Abstract

In recent years, several approaches within the field of International Relations (IR) have tried to broaden our theoretical horizon —from the narrow notion of states' prudential self-interest to their "experiences of disrespect". However, is it conceptually even possible to conceive of states as "experiencing" disrespect? And if yes, for what kind of recognition do states struggle?