The transnationalisation of political conflict : beyond rationalism and constructivism

Císař, Ondřej (author)

This article seeks to understand how transnationally acting non-governmental organisations influence politics and policy-making. It is firmly positioned inthe field of transnational relations. However, in order to address some shortcomings of the prevalent approaches in this area of study the article draws on notions from the literature on social movements and from sociology. In order to grasp the patterns of interactions of the relevant transnational and local political actors, the article combines a policy process approach to the study of social movements with a general theory of political fields. The general theory of political fields provides a suitable theoretical background for understanding the dynamic dimension of political interactions in the multilevel arenas that form the infrastructure of todayćs global politics. The presented theoretical points are developed on the basis of an empirical case that focuses on the conflict over the second Czech nuclear-power station Temelín.

• Language: English
• Keywords: constructivism, non-governmental organisations, policy-making, political fields, rationalism, social action, social movements, transnational relations
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2003
• Number of pages: Str. 6-22, 102, 105
• Numbering: Vol. 6, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-135825
• UDC: 32
• ISSN on article: 1408-6980
• COBISS.SI-ID: 22985565
• Publication date in RUL: 30.03.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Journal of international relations and development
• Shortened title: J. int. relat. & dev.
• Publisher: Springer Nature
• ISSN: 1408-6980
• COBISS.SI-ID: 76065792

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Transnacionalizacija političnega konflikta

Abstract

Članek skuša ugotoviti, kako transnacionalno delujoče nevladne organizacije vplivajo na politike in politično odločanje. Pri tem izhaja iz transnacionalnih odnosov, uporablja pa tudi razlage iz literature o družbenih gibanjih in sociologije, da bi odpravil nekatere slabosti prevladujočih pristopov. Avtor javnopolitični procesni pristop k proučevanju družbenih gibanj kombinira s splošno teorijo političnih polj, da bi razumel interakcijske vzorce med relevantnimi transnacionalnimi in lokalnimi političnimi akterji. Teorija političnih polj daje ustrezno teoretično ozadje za razumevanje dinamične razsežnosti političnih interakcij znotraj večnivojskih prizorišč, ki sestavljajo infrastrukturo sodobne globalne politike. Avtor je predstavljene teoretične ugotovitve razvil na podlagi empirične študije, ki se osredotoča na konflikt okoli druge češke nuklearne elektrarne v Temelínu.

• Keywords: konstruktivizem, nevladne organizacije, politično odločanje, politična polja, racionalizem, družbeno delovanje, družbena gibanja, transnacionalni odnosi