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Introduction Introduction
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Nature in international relations Nature in international relations
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Recognition of nature in international life Recognition of nature in international life
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Vulnerability/resilience/loss Vulnerability/resilience/loss
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Recognition as respect Recognition as respect
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Recognition and mutuality Recognition and mutuality
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Conclusions: The limits of recognition Conclusions: The limits of recognition
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Notes Notes
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8 The Recognition of Nature in International Relations
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Published:February 2016
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Abstract
This chapter articulates the concept of recognition beyond its anthropocentric core. The prevailing conceptualization of recognition in International Relations (IR) relates to the collective endowment with a legal status as a legitimate participant on the world stage. This understanding draws on normative political theories of justice premised on a binary distinction between acts of acknowledgement (‘responsive model of recognition’) and acts of declaration (‘generative model of recognition’). Thus, the mutual collective recognition of and by states becomes the mechanism through which one’s participation in the international domain is validated. However, this conceptualization seems to offer little of value when it comes to IR’s recent strive to offer an inclusive account not just for the human, but also for the non-human interactions in global life. At stake is not simply the need to extend the concept of recognition beyond the agency of the state, but rather the requirement for its radical reframing ‘beyond-the-human’ into a non-anthropocentric notion. This chapter considers critically the potential for a more inclusive and encompassing understanding of recognition embedded in the reciprocity principle. The suggestion is that if the study of IR is to address meaningfully the challenges of climate change through the conceptualization of recognition, it will have to confront and reframe its anthropocentric premise.
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