| ID | 120305 |
| Title Proper | Fundamental but not eternal |
| Other Title Information | the public-private distinction, from normative projects to cognitive grid in Western political thought |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Halden, Peter |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Although the public-private distinction is a historical construction it has been deeply internalized and taken for granted in Western ways of thinking about society and politics. Therefore, we often apply it uncritically as a way to categorizing and coding non-Western societies. Doing so unreflectively may distort our observations as well as policies of state- and peacebuilding. I outline the history of the public-private distinction by emphasizing its role in state-formation processes. This distinction was essential to the formation of the state and society as distinct categories. Indeed, it was and is a pre-condition of the autonomy of the state. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 24, No.2; May 2013: p.211-223 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 24, No.2; May 2013: p.211-223 |
| Key Words | Public - Private Distinction ; State Formation ; Systems Theory ; Luhmann ; Public – Private Distinction |