Ever wondered why everyone on the global stage feels compelled to appeal to the international community—this ghostly agent with unmatched moral authority?
I offer an answer in my new article, “Crime and Punishment in International Politics,” out now in ISQ:
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Crime and Punishment in International Politics: On the Agency and Moral Standing of Community
Abstract. This article investigates how the concept of the international community was rhetorically constructed in public diplomatic discourse and endowed