State and IR in Retreat: Terrorism as a challenge to State Centrism in International Relations
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Terrorism, Sovereignty, Intervention, State, Public, IRसार
The state has been the fundamental unit of analysis as far as International Relations is concerned. However, the centrality of the state in IR has been put to the test time and again, and this time around by a phenomenon, which was hitherto localized and often neglected: terrorism. It has been established that terrorism has existed much before its present phase, as described by David Rapoport in his theory of ‘wave phenomena.’ This paper is an attempt to examine the impact of terrorism on various strands of state centrality (Public attitude, State capacity) in international relations. It shall also assess the extent to which these groups have managed to challenge the capacity of the state. The paper shall not necessarily confine itself to the nature or modus operandi of such groups, but rather to the broader impact this phenomenon has had on the work and thinking about international politics. It also draws attention towards the state’s response to such a phenomenon, and how that response has forged the nature of IR as a discipline and international relations as subject matter for generations to come. It has also been established that the states have used different means to curb terrorism, which has potentially further decreased the democratic quotient even in liberal democracies.
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