Recognition in International Relations: A Conventional, Teleological, or Critical Concept?

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Moshirzadeh Homeira

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Journal: RESEARCH IN THEORETICAL POLITICS Year:2024 | Volume:19 | Issue:36 Page(s): 127-163

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Title

Recognition in International Relations: A Conventional, Teleological, or Critical Concept?

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Moshirzadeh Homeira | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

International Relations

recognition

constructivism

critical theory

and teleology.

Abstract

Recognition has long been a subject of discussion in international relations, primarily due to the significance of sovereignty and its relevance in international law. However, it has received relatively little theoretical attention, particularly from realists and liberals. At the same time, certain international relations theories—most notably the English School, constructivism, and critical theory—have given it special consideration. The English School, constructivism, and a significant portion of conventional constructivist studies on recognition have adopted a conventional state-centric, analytical, and explanatory approach. However, Alexander Wendt, in one of his works, moves beyond this framework and adopts a teleological approach to recognition. Although recognition has been discussed in critical scholarship as a means of emancipation at the societal level, its critical dimension has not been consistently maintained in international relations. Nonetheless, alongside Axel Honneth’s works, certain studies written from a non-Western perspective—such as those by Ayşe Zarakol—exhibit a critical stance toward the practice of recognizing non-Western actors in international relations. This raises the question of how these three approaches can be integrated into a coherent framework. The argument presented in this article is that what connects these three strands of theorizing on recognition in international relations, beyond their explanatory function, is the normative dimension that is more or less implicitly embedded within them.

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