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Theorising subjectivity through rituals

Malksoo, Maria (2019) Theorising subjectivity through rituals. In: 13th Pan-European Conference on International Relations (EISA PEC19), 11-14 Sept 2019, Sofia, Bulgaria. (Unpublished) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:76676)

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Abstract

How are power and the boundaries of political communities (re)defined through rituals (and vice versa)? The project has a substantial focus on two elements: (i) the constitutive role of rituals in the establishment and exercise of power and authority on the one hand, and (ii) the creation of subjectivity and community on the other. Moreover, and crucially, whereas usually the emphasis lies with the stabilising effect of rituals, as a conservation and reaffirmation of existing orders, the international political order is always in process of becoming, and thus always prone to dislocation. As a second leg in this project we also seek to explore how rituals can work to stabilise but importantly also disrupt orders.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Speech)
Uncontrolled keywords: Rituals, subjectivity, subjection, subjectivation, authority, community, IR theory, emotions, aesthetics, ontological security
Subjects: J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations
Depositing User: Maria Malksoo
Date Deposited: 21 Sep 2019 11:49 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 14:07 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/76676 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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