| ID | 079473 |
| Title Proper | Beyond a cosmopolitan ideal |
| Other Title Information | the politics of singularity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Vaughan-Williams, Nick |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The aim of this paper is to explore alternative ways of thinking about ethics in world politics beyond the polis, the cosmopolis, and this tired and totalising dichotomy. However, conventional forms of political criticism are said to be inadequate to the task because the dominant theories, logics and categories through which the 'beyond' might be formulated tend to be contaminated by this very dichotomy. Therefore, drawing chiefly on the insights of Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Nancy, I argue that new imaginaries are required. In particular, I suggest that the concept of singularity offers theorists of international politics an alternative site around which the realm of the ethico-political may be re-conceptualised. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Politics Vol. 44, No.1; Jan 2007: p107-124 |
| Journal Source | International Politics Vol. 44, No.1; Jan 2007: p107-124 |
| Key Words | Ethics ; World Politics ; Cosmopolitanism ; Post-Structuralism ; Singularity |