Publication

In this interview, Beate Jahn argues that international relations theory may be profoundly entangled with the thought of classical political theorists such as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, but the core concepts that these thinkers have bequeathed us have seldom been "problematized as cultural constructs that in and by themselves serve to legitimate violence and domination." Not heady enough for you? Then read on and discover what she has to say about classical constructions of the self and 'the state of nature', and how the latter construct relates to 'identity processes' at work in liberalism. Trust us, it's interesting.