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SUMMARY:Cultural Diversity and International Order Seminar Professor Chris
 tian Reus-Smit (Chair of International Relations\, University of Queenslan
 d) - Professor Christian Reus-Smit (Chair of International Relations\, Uni
 versity of Queensland)
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CONTACT:Maja Spanu
DESCRIPTION:The modern international order is facing significant challenge
 s. Power is shifting to non-Western states and diffusing to non-state acto
 rs\, including transnational insurgents. This is more than a power transit
 ion\, though: it is also about culture. Western states\, struggling with a
  resurgence of ethno-nationalism\, challenges to multiculturalism\, and th
 e rise of the far right\, now share the stage with powers such as China wh
 o bring their own cultural values\, practices\, and histories. And new for
 ms of transnational violence are justified not in the name of political id
 eology but religious identity and belief. Some see this as a fundamental t
 hreat to modern international order\, an order created by\, and for\, the 
 West. Others see the ‘liberal’ order as uniquely able to accommodate s
 tates and peoples of diverse culture. How well equipped is IR to contribut
 e to these debates? This paper critically evaluates prevailing understandi
 ngs of cultural diversity and international order in IR\, and sketches a n
 ew theoretical framework of understanding this relationship.\n\nInternatio
 nal orders emerge in heterogeneous\, not unitary\, cultural contexts\, and
  as systemic configurations of political authority. Their stability depend
 s on legitimacy as much as material capabilities. But building and sustain
 ing such legitimacy requires two things: converting material might into po
 litical authority\, and transforming complex heterogeneity into authorized
  forms of cultural difference. To meet these challenges\, international or
 ders develop diversity regimes: \ninstitutional norms and practices that d
 efine legitimate units of political authority (sovereign states\, empires\
 , etc.)\, authorize certain categories of cultural difference (civilizatio
 n\, nation\, religion)\, and relate the two\, generating social hierarchie
 s and patterns of inclusion and exclusion.\n\nPlease\, contact directly Ma
 ja Spanu ( ms2406@cam.ac.uk) should you want to receive a copy of the pape
 r in advance.\n\n
LOCATION:Room S1\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, University of C
 ambridge\, Cambridge CB3 9DT
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