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RECONSIDERING THE TERRITORIALITY. CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Gábor Szabó ; Faculty of Law, University of Pécs


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Abstract

The territory as the usual basis for organisaton of human communities has lost its privileged position in recent times. „Extra-territorial” possibilities have been opened, taking shape of human communities, which bursts the formal dimensions and the conceptual framework of the law, the morality, and the politics.

In the post-cold war period of almost twenty-five years the debate between the realistic and idealistic theories in the analysis of international relations has been intensified. In spite of all the new tendencies, the realistic theories are insisting upon the assumption that states have remained the main actors in international relations, as exclusively self-interested actors in foreign affairs. On that account, only temporary balances of power may be achieved, and when these break down, war conflicts may occur. According to them, the answer to the democratic deficit, which is perceptively is a concomitant of globalisation is the maintenance or re-strengthening the national sovereignties. On the other hand the idealistic (liberal in a sort of sense, but sceptic with omnipotence of the free trade, and the radical or cosmopolitan theories) authors claim that the role of the state has been going through significant changes, and it results in enhancing the importance and authority of subnational, supranational, and

Keywords

Territoriality; Realism; Transnational flows; globalization; decentralization; NGO-s

Hrčak ID:

143767

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/143767

Publication date:

30.4.2015.

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