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International Organizations: A Field of Research for a Global History
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Abstract Having for a long time been an area of research mainly reserved for specialists in international relations and political scientists, the international organizations (IOs) that first emerged in the twentieth century’s pre-World War II decades have also attracted renewed interest of historians for the... view more
Having for a long time been an area of research mainly reserved for specialists in international relations and political scientists, the international organizations (IOs) that first emerged in the twentieth century’s pre-World War II decades have also attracted renewed interest of historians for the past several years. This development has its place in a movement of ‘globalization’ within the discipline, evident in both themes and practice. The nation, the region, and the village remain pertinent units for study, but the historian interested in global history approaches them in relation to other spaces, reflecting renewed attention to connections and forms of circulation traditionally neglected in specialized studies. As will be argued below, in their role as observation posts, the IOs and international associations here comprise an especially productive area of research, in effect opening access to work on complexly intermeshing ‘circulatory regimes’.... view less
Classification
General History
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Politik; Transnationale Geschichte; Außenpolitik; Geistes- und Ideengeschichte; Intellectual History; Global History; Weltgeschichte; Internationale Organisationen; Internationale Beziehungen
Document language
German
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 446-450
Journal
Zeithistorische Forschungen / Studies in Contemporary History, 8 (2011) 3
Issue topic
Internationale Ordnungen und neue Universalismen im 20. Jahrhundert
ISSN
1612-6033
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed