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The Supranational Dimension in Max Weber’s Vision of Politics
Kari Palonensubject
supranationalismYhdistyneet kansakunnat (YK)Euroopan unioni (EU)United NationsWeber MaxMax Weberworld politicskansainvälinen politiikkaKansainliittosota-aikaPoliticsinternational polityLeague of NationsWestphalian balanceylikansallisuusPolitical sciencejournalismimedia_common.cataloged_instancewartime journalismEuropean UnionDimension (data warehouse)European unionLaw and economicsmedia_commondescription
Max Weber analyzed politics from the perspective of Chancen for actors, and he never separated world politics from domestic politics. The “Westphalian balance” between great European powers shaped Weber’s views on international polity. However, he also regarded Western individualism, human rights, and parliamentary democracy as necessary qualities to possess in order to be recognized as a great power. This vision provided the basis for his wartime critique of the expansionist tendencies in German foreign policy and for his demand for the parliamentarization of German politics. After the end of World War I, Weber used Woodrow Wilson’s idea of the League of Nations as the basis for a proposal on new treaty legislation on war guilt. By doing so, he also identified chances for introducing supranational elements to world politics. The final part of the chapter applies a Weberian political imagination to the interpretation of the United Nations and the European Union as supranational institutions.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-09 |