1. Introduction; 2. Schmitt's 'International Thought'; 3. Unravelling sovereignty; 4. Histories of space; 5. Acceleration and restraint; 6. Grossraum; 7. Partisan; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; Index.
Analyses the twentieth century international order through the ideas of German political theorist and Nazi sympathiser Carl Schmitt.
William Hooker currently works as a lawyer at Clifford Chance in London. He previously researched and taught international political theory at the London School of Economics.
'Carl Schmitt presciently diagnosed the demise of the traditional
state system, emergence of new 'post-national' political and legal
orders, and some of the most dramatic recent changes in warfare,
and he did so by fusing idiosyncratic theological ideas with a deep
knowledge of political and legal theory. William Hooker's helpful
volume is the first to zoom in on Schmitt's contributions to
international political theory. Although both Schmitt's enthusiasts
and detractors will disagree with some of Hooker's interpretations,
his volume marks an important attempt to link the
ever-controversial Schmitt to contemporary debates about
international politics.' William E. Scheuerman, Indiana
University
'Schmitt is a deeply troubling thinker whose legacy has been used
for deeply troubling purposes. William Hooker offers us an
admirable, persuasive and engaging account of Schmitt's thought and
how it is connected to his view of history and emotional commitment
to the prospect of order held out by jus publicum Europeaum. While
not directly engaging the ongoing effort to rehabilitate Schmitt,
Hooker puts these efforts into perspective by demonstrating how
Schmitt's thought about the international order is inconsistent and
must be judged a failure on its own terms.' Richard Ned Lebow,
Dartmouth College
'Hooker's book is timely and thought-provoking, his meticulous
reading of Schmitt's texts casts new light on Schmitt as an
apocalyptic reader of the fate of the Westphalian system in the
twentieth century.' Kimberley Hutchings, The London School of
Economics
'The detailed nature of Hooker's scholarship enables further
discussion … this book is an impressive contribution to the history
of international thought.' International Affairs
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