Eurocentrism as Nomos of the World

Eurocentrism;Europe nomos;1492;geography;territory;Schmitt;International Relations.;International Studies

Hasimi, CemalettinSilver, Beverly ;

Johns Hopkins University

关键词: Eurocentrism;    Europe nomos;    1492;    geography;    territory;    Schmitt;    International Relations.;    International Studies;   

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瑞士|英语

来源: JOHNS HOPKINS DSpace Repository

【 摘 要 】

The project is offered out of a specific claim that the present narratives on Eurocentrism are inadequate for understanding the very notion itself. Beginning with a critical evaluation of present approaches, I will develop a new reading of Eurocentrism by defining it as the Nomos of the ;;world,” or the ordering of the universe.In doing so, this analysis concentrates on the discipline of International Relations and the formation of limits in its historiography. The discipline will be identified as one of the most crucial narratives through which the very modalities, formations, and reconfigurations of Eurocentrism may be understood. By pursuing an examination of the formative limits of International Relations, a new conceptual framework in readings of Eurocentrism ,or the ordering of the world, will be suggested. By employing the conceptual tools derived from Carl Schmitt’s discussion of the modern-global order, this project offers to take up the notion of Eurocentrism as an ordering of the universe. The project will offer a deep examination on the history and historiography of Europe, the idea of Europe, and the identity of Europe while also distinguishing itself from certain modes of reading the concept of Eurocentrism. However, while gathering insights from a Schmittian reading of Nomos, the project will simultaneously aspire to subvert and transgress Schmitt’s conceptualization by also considering the intersections of geography and the political.