What is a Global Field? Theorizing Fields beyond the Nation-State

Buchholz, Larissa

doi:10.1111/2059-7932.12001

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“…8. Methodologically, however, we come up against a challenge here, for with no equivalent of the state in evidence, there is no default delineation of a field (Bucholz, 2016). This challenge should not be exaggerated, though, for even where national fields are concerned, it is an empirical question where they end.…”

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confidence: 97%

Hegemonic-order theory: A field-theoretic account

Neumann

Nexon

2017

European Journal of International Relations

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This article outlines a field-theoretic variation of hegemonic-order theory — one inspired primarily by the work of Pierre Bourdieu. We argue that hegemony derives from the possession of a plurality of meta-capital in world politics; hegemons exercise “a power over other species of power, and particularly over their rate of exchange.” Recasting conventional hegemonic-order theories along these lines carries with it at least three advantages: it helps bridge the differences between realist and neo-Gramscian approaches to hegemony; it provides scaffolding for exploring the workings of hegemony and hegemonic ordering across different scales; and it better addresses the fact that hegemonic powers are enabled and constrained by international order itself. After reviewing some of the major variants of hegemonic-order theory, we explore Bourdieu’s understanding of hegemony and cognate concepts. We then elaborate on our field-theoretic approach, with examples drawn from US foreign relations and the Roman Empire. Finally, we provide a longer illustrative sketch in the form of a discussion of Roman ordering and its longue durée influence on social, political, and cultural fields in world politics.

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Section: Notesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Hegemonic-order theory: A field-theoretic account

Neumann

Nexon

2017

European Journal of International Relations

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“…Videre har kunstfeltet blitt assosiert med internasjonale verdier (Buchholz, 2016;. Å operere i et internasjonalt kunstlandskap har blitt assosiert med større prestisje enn primaert å jobbe lokalt eller nasjonalt.…”

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Nesten alene: Artisten, økonomien og bransjen

Nordgård¹

2022

Musikerne, Bransjen Og Samfunnet

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This chapter explores the framework conditions under which Norwegian artists and managers work and discusses them against a backdrop of established theories on the effects of digitalization. The author’s ambition is to expand our understanding of how the current business of music works by focusing on the people who work with it. The chapter draws on a series of interviews with ten Norwegian artists and managers conducted during the winter of 2019/2020. Building on these interviews, this chapter argues that while digitalization certainly has offered artists and managers a range of possibilities, many of the ways they work are variations on traditional structures and models. A key finding in this research is that economic predictability and stability is central to how Norwegian artists and managers organize themselves and their work.

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“…Indeed, most investors regarded the genrewith, for example, its ridiculous mixing of Mao and Marilyn Monroe-as an absurd anomaly, comprised of art barely worth the canvas on which it was painted. Yet despite their palpable disdain for the genre, China's financial elite swallowed their "cultural prejudices in order to embrace Chinese contemporary art as an alternative mode of investment"-solely because of its appreciation prospects (Buchholz 2016). Conspicuous consumption was the last thing on the minds of these investors.…”

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China’s Rosewood Boom: A Cultural Fix to Capital Overaccumulation

Zhu

2019

Annals of the American Association of Geographers

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Rosewood has become the world's most trafficked group of endangered species, with global seizure values surpassing that of ivory, rhino horn, and big cats combined. This is almost entirely attributable to growth in demand from China over the past two decades. Since 2000, classical rosewood furniture that dates back to the Ming Dynasty has been revived as a hot cultural commodity. This article explores China's recent rosewood renaissance, which has brought annual market sales up to nearly $26 billion. In contrast to accounts that attribute Chinese demand for endangered species to the conspicuous consumption of a rising elite, I focus on the speculative aspect of the demand. I argue that China's rosewood boom is largely the result of speculative investment that functions as a "cultural fix" to the country's growing problem of capital overaccumulation. As with Harvey's spatial fix, a cultural fix pioneers new productive outlets for the accumulation of surplus value. Unlike Harvey's spatial fix, however, a cultural fix seeks these new productive outlets in cultural realms-specifically, through the mutual convertibility of cultural and economic capital, as defined by Bourdieu. Given the oversaturation of more conventional investment avenues, Chinese investors have increasingly turned to rosewood and other culturally important endangered resources, such as ivory, rhino horn, and tiger parts, as a new outlet for the accumulation of surplus value. More than conspicuous consumption, China's rosewood boom is the result of rampant financial speculation resulting from a cultural fix.

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What is a Global Field? Theorizing Fields beyond the Nation-State

Cited by 59 publications

References 57 publications

Hegemonic-order theory: A field-theoretic account

Hegemonic-order theory: A field-theoretic account

Nesten alene: Artisten, økonomien og bransjen

China’s Rosewood Boom: A Cultural Fix to Capital Overaccumulation

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