A Theory of Contestation

• Main Author: Wiener, Antje (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science,
• Subjects: Political science.; Political theory.; International relations.; Constitutional law.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Theory.; International Relations.; Constitutional Law.

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 conducte...

Table of Contents:

• 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?.