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This volume seeks to demonstrate that although the historical standard of 'civilization' has fallen to disrepute, it still remains an international practice as well as a benchmark against which the attitudes and policies of states are assessed. Utilizing the theoretical framework of the English School of International Relations, the volume identifies 'membership conditionality' as the contemporary version of the historical standard of 'civilization'. This text will be of key interest to students and scholars in international relations theory, international law, international organizations, international political theory, European studies, and historical sociology.
List of contents
Introduction Part 1 Standards of 'Civilization' and Global Order Theoretical Foundations 1 Standards of 'Civilization' and Global Hierarchies 2 The Standard of 'Civilization' and the Evolution of International Society 3 Standards of 'Civilization' in Contemporary International Society Part 2 Membership Conditionality and Global Order 4 EU Membership Conditionality and Candidate States 5 EU Conditionality and non-Candidate States 6 European International Organizations and Membership Conditionality 7 Global Organizations and Membership Conditionality 8 Great Powers and 'Club Membership' Conditionality Conclusion
About the author
Yannis A. Stivachtis is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Studies Program at Virginia Tech. He currently serves as Associate Chair of the Department of Political Science. His professional service includes: Head of the English School section of the International Studies Association (ISA), Director of the Social Sciences Research Division and Head of the Politics & International Affairs Research Unit of ATINER (Athens Institute of Education and Research), and Senior Advisor and International Security Analyst of the Research Institute for European & American Studies (RIEAS). He is the editor of the
Athens Journal of Social Sciences; co-editor of the
Critical European Studies book series published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis; and member of the editorial board of the
Journal of Political Science and Public Administration (JPSPA).
Summary
This volume seeks to demonstrate that although the historical standard of ‘civilization’ has fallen to disrepute, it still remains an international practice as well as a benchmark against which the attitudes and policies of states are assessed.
