ID | 145524 |
Title Proper | Bandung 60 years on |
Other Title Information | revolt and resilience in international society |
Language | ENG |
Author | Devetak, Richard ; Dunne, Tim ; Nurhayati, Ririn Tri |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the extent to which international society has been able to accommodate challenges such as the mid twentieth-century ‘revolt against the West’ and the twenty-first-century rise of new (especially non-Western) great powers. The Bandung conference of 1955 has commonly been seen as posing a threat to the fabric of international society by proliferating cultural and political differences. The authors show, on the contrary, that the political project of anti-colonialism and peaceful coexistence expressed at Bandung was actually consistent with a pluralist conception of international society, even if Western powers and intellectuals at the time failed to notice. The non-Western countries represented at Bandung were intent on expunging international society of the structures and practices of racism and colonialism so as to strengthen the foundations of a pluralistic international society better able to accommodate cultural and political differences. |
`In' analytical Note | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 70, No.4; Aug 2016: p.358-373 |
Journal Source | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol: 70 No 4 |
Key Words | International Order ; International Society ; Resilience ; Anti-Colonialism ; Bandung ; Revolt Against the West |