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Actor, structure, process: transcending the state personhood debate by means of a pragmatist ontological model for international relations theory / Franke, Ulrich; Roos, Ulrich

Roos, Ulrich	Journal Article
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2010.

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The following article refers to the current debate about state personhood opened by Wendt's claim for a treatment of states as real persons in order to prevent the reductionist argument that states only are treated 'as if' they were persons. By understanding phenomena like states consistently as structures - as 'structures of corporate practice' - we argue that there is a possibility to escape from the situation dually framed by Wendt. This alternative is constituted by a tripartite pragmatist ontological model that consists of actors, structures of corporate practice, and processes. After having presented our view of the debate and its central problems in a first step, we will set forth our model and its implications for the study of international relations in a second and third step.

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International Relations Theory ; Personhood Debate ; Ontological Model

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Beyond the deadlock: how Europe can contribute to UN Reform / Roos, Ulrich; Franke, Ulrich; Hellmann, Gunther

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2008.

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Ever since it started in the early 1990s, the latest debate on United Nations Security Council reform has divided EU member states. This division has created a huge stumbling block for progress. It has also hampered the deepening of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy. This article discusses recent developments in both the UN and the EU. In particular, it sketches out how the EU can become a key power broker by reconciling the conflicting Italian and German positions towards a common European UN policy. The creation of semi-permanent SC seats seems to be the most promising solution in the short term. Moreover, such an interim approach also promises to achieve a single EU seat in the long run.

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European Union ; UN Reform ; United Nations

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