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13 Feb 2012
Debates on globalization tend to assume an analytical tension between economic dynamics on the one hand and the nation-state on the other—an assumption shared by both liberal IR theory and its critics, who for instance see nationalism as a backlash against globalization. Jean-François Bayart, well known among Africanists, has always argued against such a zero-sum interpretation of state and market—as a historical sociologist of state formation, he challenges this core narrative within IR. In this interview, Bayart—amongst others—explains how the development of capitalism and the nation-state are part of one and the same movement, argues for an event-focused approach to comparative analysis, and elucidates the notion of subjectification in global politics.
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Author | Jean-François Bayart |
Series | Theory Talks |
Issue | 47 |
Publisher | Theory Talks |
Copyright | Theory Talks by Peer Schouten is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License |