The Site of Foreign Policy: A Field Theory Account of MFAs
| Autor: | Thierry Balzacq |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS) (CERI), Sciences Po (Sciences Po)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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International relations
ministries of foreign affairs (MFAs) Spire (mollusc) field theory [SHS.SCIPO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science relations Metadata articulations Work (electrical) Foreign policy Political science Political Science and International Relations Field theory (sociology) Law and economics |
| Zdroj: | Hague Journal of Diplomacy Hague Journal of Diplomacy, Brill Academic Publishers, 2020, ⟨10.1163/1871191X-BJA10002⟩ The, (en ligne) (2020-04) |
| ISSN: | 1871-191X 1871-1901 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/1871191x-bja10002 |
| Popis: | Summary This essay argues that the work of ministries of foreign affairs (MFAs) centres on three modes of articulation; namely, intersubjective, practical and material articulations. However, much research in diplomatic studies has yet to come to terms with the specific ways in which these modes of articulation coalesce to produce a distinctive foreign policy. I suggest that a field theory account of MFAs offers a reliable set of tools that enables us to understand how a foreign policy takes shape, the dynamics that sustain it and the circumstances under which it is likely to change. Because a field’s existence is often derived from its relational consequences, the essay clarifies the link between a field and its effects, using the concept of ‘affordance’. In this sense, theorising MFAs connects a philosophy of action — which focuses on the field theory’s concepts — and a philosophy of science — which emphasises relations within and between different modes of articulation. |
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