State-Making Lessons For International Relations Research

Many of the central concerns of international relations—war, diplomatic relations, international trade and investment, and alliance politics—are also central to the state-making processes that are essential for the survival of states. The overlap between international relations and state making is p...

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Published inPerspectives on politics Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 1098 - 1108
Main Author Lemke, Douglas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.12.2019
Subjects
Diplomacy
Genocide
International relations
International trade
Legitimacy
Research design
Researchers
State
War
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Summary:Many of the central concerns of international relations—war, diplomatic relations, international trade and investment, and alliance politics—are also central to the state-making processes that are essential for the survival of states. The overlap between international relations and state making is profound but largely unrecognized. I present a framework emphasizing connections across these currently disparate areas of scholarship, thereby providing a more comprehensive basis for IR research. The framework I advance emphasizes the pursuit of capacity and legitimacy throughout a state’s existence, suggests new research topics, and raises new concerns about research design.
ISSN:1537-5927
1541-0986
DOI:10.1017/S1537592719000987