Państwo Islamskie a kryzys ładu powestfalskiego na Bliskim Wschodzie. Konsekwencje dla Zachodu
IS and the Crisis of the Westphalian System in the Middle East. Threats for Europe
Author(s): Jerzy ZdanowskiSubject(s): Ethnohistory, Political history, International relations/trade, Politics and Identity
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria; Islamism; Westphalian System; Post-Westphalian World; Deterritorialization
Summary/Abstract: Islamic State represents a new type of subjects in contemporary international relations. Its structure and functioning question the principles of the Westphalian system of states and its leaders opt for a new post-Westphalian world based on different concepts than the system of modern interstates relationship has been founded. Particularly, ISIS rejects the principle of state sovereignty based on the concepts of territory and borders. The phenomenon of the ISIS refers directly to the political situation in the Middle East but it should perceived as well as in the wider context of globalization framed in the formula of deterritorialisation and reterritorialization.
Journal: Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe
- Issue Year: XIII/2016
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 13-28
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish