| ID | 138769 |
| Title Proper | Regional order and peaceful change |
| Other Title Information | security communities as a via media in international relations theory |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Koschut, Simon |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The security community concept generally inhabits a rather small niche in the study of International Relations, as the logic of community fundamentally challenges the prevailing logic of anarchy. In this article, it is argued both on ontological and theoretical grounds that the concept’s intellectual heritage and depth transcends the boundaries of existing theories. In this sense, the concept of security community serves as a via media by linking different strands of International Relations theory together and by bridging various theoretical gaps. This argument will be developed in two steps. Firstly, it will be shown that the security community framework developed by Karl W Deutsch is deeply rooted in International Political Theory without belonging to one particular branch. By locating the concept in International Political Theory, an exercise that has been neglected by the security community literature; it will be secondly demonstrated that the concept of security community takes the middle ground between specific strands of International Relations theory, as these strands are ultimately based on concepts of moral philosophy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Cooperation and Conflict Vol. 49, No.4; Dec 2014: p.519–535 |
| Journal Source | Cooperation and Conflict 2014-12 49, 4 |
| Key Words | Regional order ; International Relations Theory ; Security community ; International Political Theory |