Enlightenment Political Thought and Non-Western Societies

Whelan, Frederick G.

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“…For some scholars the term 'space' always refers to geographic aspects of reality; here I use it in a broader sense of a relational order of things focusing on aspects like direction, distance, extension, concentration, border, frontier, inclusion/exclusion, and patterns of distribution. For a more empirical analysis of these conflicts and ambiguities in European political thinking during the Age of Enlightenment, see Whelan (2009). 2.…”

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“…He criticizes a universalistic reasoning of non-discrimination ('everyone is essentially equal and, therefore, deserves equal recognition') for being blind to differences; for Taylor, nondiscrimination should be guaranteed through acknowledging difference and -at the same time -making it the basis for differential treatment. For a more empirical analysis of these conflicts and ambiguities in European political thinking during the Age of Enlightenment, see Whelan (2009). 4.…”

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Ambiguities of global and transnational collective identities

Pries

2012

Global Networks

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As traditional categories of collective identity are in decline and brought into question, the process of defining shared perceptions of ‘us’ and ‘them’ by new markers and new mechanisms seems more important than ever. In the article, I summarize basic aspects of collective identity formation in the ongoing processes of globalization and transnationalization and discuss the basic challenges of collective identity in the twenty‐first century. I present different ideal types of border‐crossing collective identities in terms of the patterns of their spatial reach. Two of these types of collective identity –‘global humanism’ and ‘transnational collective identities’– are discussed in more detail, especially concerning their ambiguities of universal and/or particularistic character. I conclude that the global collective identity of ‘humanism’ is not as global as it appears at first glance, and that transnational collective identities usually refer to the authority of a stated global collective identity. Given these genuine interrelations between global humanism and transnational (and other spatial patterns of) collective identities, the future seems destined to be shaped by an intertwined ‘as‐well‐as’ relation rather than an ‘either–or’ relation between the different types of collective identities.

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Pries

2012

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“…Altogether, in the latter half of the century this converged in a broad philosophical movement emphasizing rational inquiry and its applications that came to be called 'the Enlightenment.' That has become a well-known historical anchor point which does not require exegesis, albeit it continues to attract new scholarship (see, for example, Gascoigne, 2010;Gregory, 2011;O'Hara, 2010;Todorov,2009;Whelan, 2009). However, it is pertinent for the purpose of this essay to propose that what the various luminary figures of the Enlightenment shared was a secular 'transcendental vision' of the world: modernity.…”

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A sociological odyssey: The comparative voyage of S.N. Eisenstadt

Tiryakian

2011

Journal of Classical Sociology

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This essay proposes that the comparative research of Eisenstadt made room for ‘tradition’ as a creative feature of modernity, rather than as dysfunctional, as in either the liberal or leftist model. He recognized that conflict — often a conflict of generations—is a feature of modernity, and that trust is also a problematic aspect of change. An ultimate concern of Eisenstadt was to build on classical themes of sociology and theories of social change to develop, with colleagues, an adequate sociological understanding of an evolving civilization of modernity. Eisenstadt based his writings on comparative historical research, his far-flung travels, as well as continuous observations of the dynamics of his own Israeli society.

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“…Often this is to return thinkers to a context that they, too, saw as crucially significant, although it has been neglected by subsequent readers. This is especially the case for the thinkers of what is now being called the "global eighteenth century" (Nussbaum 2003, also see Manning & Cogliano 2008, Whelan 2009, including most prominently Smith (e.g., Muthu 2008) and Kant (e.g., Cavallar 2002), but also Hume (Rothschild 2004(Rothschild , 2008, Burke, Diderot, and less canonical figures such as the Abbé Raynal (Muthu 2003, Agnani 2004, Festa 2006. Other thinkers, such as Mill or Tocqueville, may have downplayed the theoretical significance of their imperial context-Mill's Autobiography depicts his nearly lifelong work for the East India Company as a comfortable day job that allowed him time to write and taught him something of public administration (Mill 1981(Mill [1873, pp.…”

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Political Theory of Empire and Imperialism

Pitts

2010

Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci.

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The past decade has seen a spate of new work on empire in political theory and the history of political thought. Much of this work has focused on the place of empire in the thought of many canonical thinkers and in the formation of modern liberalism and related arenas, such as postcolonial settler societies and the discipline of international law. Political theory's turn to empire has been belated in comparison to other fields, such as history, literature, and anthropology, which had been grappling with the histories and legacies of modern European empires since the 1970s. Despite intense attention to the question of American imperialism during the Bush administration, political theory arguably continues to fail to deal adequately with the imperial features of the current global order, including the substantial responsibility on the part of the great powers for conditions such as extreme poverty, ecological crisis, civil conflict, and tyranny around the world.

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Enlightenment Political Thought and Non-Western Societies

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Ambiguities of global and transnational collective identities

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