Understanding Elias’s sociological perspective can equip analysts with invaluable resources as they consider such questions from a long-term perspective.
IR needs to focus more on theoretically-informed empirical research of unplanned social dynamics that distinguish process sociology from other social & political inquiry.
The most powerful societies have not come under sustained pressure to construct an international society that does justice to different cultures or civilisations.
The idea of civilization may have lost its importance, but understanding different civilizing processes is critical for promoting respect and trust between the diverse peoples of today’s international society.
The medieval era is largely-neglected in IR. Latham’s innovative study stimulates large questions about the relationship between the medieval and modern international orders.
The influence of social theory on the study of IR has been profound in recent years. Norbert Elias was unusual amongst sociologists of his generation in placing IR at the centre of sociological analysis.
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