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Journal articles on the topic "Peace of Westphalia (1648)"
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Krivokapić, Boris. "Significance of the Peace of Westphalia (1648) for international law." Revija Kopaonicke skole prirodnog prava 5, no. 1 (2023): 47–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/rkspp2301047k.
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The Peace of Westphalia (1648) is often cited as a turning point in the development of international law, with some believing that this law was born there, others claiming that it was then that modern or at least universal law was born, while others, giving the periodization of the development of international law, rely on Westphalian conference as an important event. The author gives a critical review of those views, proving that international law was created parallel to the emergence of the first states, that it was rather developed even before the Peace of Westphalia, that the solutions of that peace were essentially nothing really new, that these solutions were not of importance for countries outside the circle of Western European states, etc. However, he also notes that in the last few years, the essence of what is known as the so-called Westphalian system, and especially the understanding that states are sovereign and therefore equal and that intervention in the affairs of other states is prohibited. The author points out that such attitudes are often a function of the policy of demolishing the existing one and establishing some kind of new, significantly different order, in which the vast majority of states would not be sovereign and in which all power would be concentrated in only one center. He concludes that a sober criticism of the attitude that "everything started" from the Congress of Westphalia seems justified and necessary, but that one should not go to the other extreme, especially not if it is motivated by political reasons.
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Borshch, Irina Valer'evna. "The peace of Westphalia and religion in the context of the evolution of public law in Europe." Contemporary Europe, no. 1 (February 15, 2023): 173–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.31857/s020170832301014x.
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The article describes the consequences of the «post-secular turn» in social sciences, in particular, in the history of law and the theory of international relations as applied to the study of the Congress of Westphalia and the Peace Treaty of 1648. The author shows how new approaches in the international theory (from realism to constructivism and neorealism) contributed to the criticism of the «secular myth of Westphalia». The author considers new perspectives on the religious issue at the Westphalian Peace Congress in terms of the evolution of public law in Europe. Westphalia is seen as a set of religion ideas, which caused a revolution in the concept and practice of sovereignty and Westphalia as the last Christian Peace. The article discusses the role of the legal principles of religious freedom and the confessional truce of the XVII century in the formation of the Westphalian system of security guarantees in Europe. The changes in the role of the Pope in international law during and after the Westphalian negotiations and the consequences of the Treaty for protestant and catholic conditions are indicated. The study reveals how various Christian denominations participated (ideologically and politically) in the Westphalian negotiations, while discussing the «special case» of Orthodoxy, taking into account the diplomatic rapprochement of Moscow, Stockholm and Paris before the Westphalian Peace Congress.
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Topić, Marko, Zrinka Erent-Sunko, and Miran Marelja. "Legal Duality of the Peace of Westphalia." Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci 44, no. 2 (2023): 335–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.44.2.2.
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Westfalski mir vratio je stabilnost Europi, okončavši Tridesetogodišnji rat (1618. - 1648.), koji se odvijao pretežno na području Svetog Rimskog Carstva te Nizozemski ustanak, poznat i kao Osamdesetogodišnji rat (1566. - 1648.) između Španjolske i Nizozemske. Nakon uvodnog razmatranja Westfalskoga kongresa, u radu se analiziraju najbitnije odredbe mirovnih ugovora koje im pridaju važnost ustavnopravnog akta Carstva, poput odredbi o vjerskim pitanjima, opće amnestije i prava zemalja Carstva. Na ove ustavnopravne odrednice nadovezuje se pitanje jamstva i zaštite izvršenja sadržanih prava i sloboda. Pritom se vanjske implikacije mirovnog ugovora zaokružuju raščlambom te kritikom koncepta westfalske suverenosti. Upravo će očuvanje krhke ravnoteže proizašle iz političke slabosti Carstva omogućiti razvoj novoga međunarodnog političkog (i pravnog) okvira u Europi.
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Nefedov, B. "The critique of the Westphalian peace narrative." International Trends / Mezhdunarodnye protsessy 20, no. 3 (September 30, 2022): 6–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.17994/it.2022.20.3.70.3.
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The article studies perceptions of the Peace of Westphalia that were formed in the fields of international relations history and the general theory of international law as a result of conflicting doctrines, with some claiming the Westphalian treaties of 1648 are of universal significance for these scientific fields, and others, conversely, denying that these treaties had any sort of influence on the formation of a modern system of international relations and the formation of international law as a legal system. The article concludes that the treaties of the Peace of Westphalia does not actually contain many of the provisions attributed to them. These norms often arise only from their interpretation. However, the critics of the treaties’ significance for the history of international relations and their international legal regulationwho focused their attention only on the verbatim text of these documents while ignoring the historical conditions surrounding their development and adoption, failed to properly assess their impact. The Westphalian Congress was the first congress in world history that was pan-European in character. Its widely representative nature, the lengthy period of time during which it was held, the content of the treaties and the universally binding nature of their provisions, as well as the protocol rules, allow us to claim that the states of this world region started to identify themselves as part of a single pan-European international community. Moreover, the Congress also saw the creation, in a relatively short time, not only of treaties, but also of customary norms of general international law that were of fundamental importance for the formation of a new system of international relations. Despite the fact that most of the provisions of the Peace Treaty of Westphalia of 1648 havean applied nature, it is by no means an insignificant medieval treaty, the only virtue of which lies in it ending the Thirty Years' War. The Peace of Westphalia is an example of the first pan-European international treaty in world historywhich formulated a number of binding norms for all states of this part of the world. To sum up, the Westphalian Peace Treaty was, a historic breakthrough the creation of treaty norms of general international law, and therefore the it should be deemed a historical milestone in the creation of international law as a legal system.
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Belyayev, Michail. "THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED PROVINCES POLICY AT THE PEACE OF WESTPHALIA CONGRESS AND THE PEACE OF MÜNSTER CONCLUSION." Izvestia of Smolensk State University, no. 1 (49) (May 26, 2020): 211–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.35785/2072-9464-2020-49-1-211-226.
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The Northern Netherlands fought for liberation from Spanish rule for 80 years. The country needed peace and confirmation of sovereignty. Spain, weakened by the war, was also interested in a peace treaty conclusion. Dutch-Spanish negotiations at the Peace of Westphalia Congress had not been held until January, 1646. The parties relatively quickly agreed on the basic terms of
the agreement. They managed to resolve the issues of colonial conquest, trade, and the closure of the Scheldt. The contradictions, remained unresolved, concerned the position of the Catholic religion on the Lands of the Generality. However, there was no unity regarding the conclusion of peace in the republic itself. The province of Zeeland opposed the conclusion of the treaty. Despite this fact, in January 1647 a preliminary
peace agreement was signed. It should come into force in case of signing the same Franco-Spanish agreement. In accordance with the Franco-Dutch Union Treaty, its parties undertook not to conclude a separate peace. However, France and Spain could not come to an agreement. As a result of the internal political struggle in the republic, the victory was won by the supporters of the separate peace conclusion.
On January 30, 1648 the Peace of Münster was concluded between Spain and the Republic of the United Provinces. On May 15, 1648 the parties exchanged instruments of ratification. At the end of May, 1648 the province of Zeeland agreed to the peace concluded.
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Pickering, Steve. "Divide and Conquer: The Impact of “Political” Maps on International Relations." Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 20, no. 3 (August 1, 2014): 461–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/peps-2014-0012.
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AbstractFor researchers and students of International Relations (IR), one date looms larger than all others: 1648. The end of the Thirty Years War, formalized by the signing of the Treaties of Osnabrück and Münster, led to a period known as the “Peace of Westphalia.” Westphalia represented a fundamental change in the power balance of European politics: instead of the Holy Roman Empire holding supreme authority, power would now rest with states themselves, manifested in terms of sovereignty, territory and equality. One of the chief ways in which these “Westphalian” states would cement this authority was through the use of maps. Before 1648, there was little on a European map to indicate where one country ended and another one began. But after 1648, this all changes: these new Westphalian states are represented with bright colors and clearly marked boundaries, defining borders and becoming an important part in creating the state and justifying its sovereignty. The role which maps have played in the spread of the Westphalian state is only just beginning to be researched. Yet the limited efforts to date have all focussed on Europe. This is unfortunate, as today, while Europe has, according to some observers, moved into a stage in which Westphalia is no longer a useful model with which to understand the state and the ways in which it relates to sovereignty, government, power and the individual, the old Westphalian model of the state has more recently been exported all around the world. This paper presents the first part of a project which aims to look at this expansion. The European angle will be presented in this paper; future research will be carried out in China, Japan and Taiwan.
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Ivonina, Liudmila. "Iconography of Peace Сongresses during the Formation of the Westphallian System." Eikon / Imago 10 (February 8, 2021): 349–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5209/eiko.74157.
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The formation of the first state system in Europe took place from the conclusion of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, as a result of the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648), to the Utrecht (1713), Rastatt-Baden (1714) and Nystad Congresses (1721) which finished the end of the war of the Spanish Succession and the Northern war. The legal fixation of the Westphallian system was accompanied by its public perception and acceptance. First of all, this was demonstrated by International Congresses, which were not only a common negotiation process, but also a place of representation of the significance and culture of each state. In fact, the European Congress was a carefully designed triumph of Рeace within the continent, which required considerable funds, was widely covered in the press and glorified in celebrations, paintings, plastic art, release of commemorative medals, poetry and even fashion. The article presents the most striking examples of iconography of Peace Congresses. The author believes that their performative nature and iconography, emphasizing the European character of Peace and the protopatriotic moods that it evoked, made a significant contribution to the civilization heritage of Europe.
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Filho, Marcílio Toscano Franca. "Westphalia: a Paradigm? A Dialogue between Law, Art and Philosophy of Science." German Law Journal 8, no. 10 (October 1, 2007): 955–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s2071832200006118.
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On 23rd June 2007, after three years of uncertainty, European Union leaders agreed on relaunching the old idea of a Magna Charta for Europe (now called “the Reform Treaty”), a normative structure based on the old ideas of deference to national identities, sovereignty and equality. To many authors, the first time that juridical equality between states was solemnly stated was in the aftermath of the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648), in the Westphalia Peace Treaties, representing the beginning of modern international society established in a system of states, and at the same time, “the plain affirmation of the statement of absolute independence of the different state orders.” In fact, under an Eurocentric conception of political ideas (which envisages England as an isolated island and Iberia as Maghreb, north of Africa), the modern state emerges with the Westphalia Peace Treaties. However, under a broader conception, the modern nation-state (under the form of absolute monarchy) emerged long before the Westphalia Peace Treaties, in Iberia and England. Nevertheless, it is in these documents which lies the “birth certificate” of the modern sovereignty nation-state, base of the present democratic state, and “founding moment” of the international political system. Far beyond this merely formal aspect, the importance of the Westphalia Peace Treaties is so great to the understanding of the notion of state that Roland Mousnier, in describing the 16th and 17th centuries in the General History of the Civilizations, organized by Maurice Crouzet, asserts that those treaties symbolized a real “constitution of the new Europe,” a multifarious Europe, plural and very distant from the religious unit of Christianity, from the political unit of the Holy Roman Empire, and from the economical unit of the feudal system. Constitutions are especially important because they establish the rules for the political authority, they determine who governs and how they govern: “[I]n codifying and legitimating the principle of sovereign statehood, the Westphalian constitution gave birth to the modern states-system.”
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Osiander, Andreas. "Sovereignty, International Relations, and the Westphalian Myth." International Organization 55, no. 2 (2001): 251–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/00208180151140577.
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The 350th anniversary of the Peace of Westphalia in 1998 was largely ignored by the discipline of international relations (IR), despite the fact that it regards that event as the beginning of the international system with which it has traditionally dealt. By contrast, there has recently been much debate about whether the “Westphalian system” is about to end. This debate necessitates, or at least implies, historical comparisons. I contend that IR, unwittingly, in fact judges current trends against the backdrop of a past that is largely imaginary, a product of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century fixation on the concept of sovereignty. I discuss how what I call the ideology of sovereignty has hampered the development of IR theory. I suggest that the historical phenomena I analyze in this article—the Thirty Years' War and the 1648 peace treaties as well as the post–1648 Holy Roman Empire and the European system in which it was embedded—may help us to gain a better understanding of contemporary international politics.
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Krasner, Stephen D. "Rethinking the sovereign state model." Review of International Studies 27, no. 5 (December 2001): 17–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0260210501008014.
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The Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648, is generally understood as a critical moment in the development of the modern international system composed of sovereign states each with exclusive authority within its own geographic boundaries. The Westphalian sovereign state model, based on the principles of autonomy, territory, mutual recognition and control, offers a simple, arresting, and elegant image. It orders the minds of policymakers. It is an analytic assumption for neo-realism and neo-liberal institutionalism. It is an empirical regularity for various sociological and constructivist theories of international politics. It is a benchmark for observers who claim an erosion of sovereignty in the contemporary world.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Peace of Westphalia (1648)"
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Dal, Soglio Silvia <1993>. "The Two Westphalias - A History of the Westphalia Peace Treaties and their Manipulation." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/19188.
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The year 1648 is one that most students and scholars of international relations will know by heart. Seen as the birth of the concept of state sovereignty, the Peace of Westphalia is commonly believed to be one of the most pivotal moments in the history of international relations and the year zero of such academic field.
This, however, is historically inaccurate and numerous studies have proven that the notion of Westphalia as the birth of "the normative structure […] of the modern world order " is just a myth.
The aim of this research is that of continuing the work of those academics who have criticised the blind acceptance of Westphalia as the starting point of the modern international society by offering a slightly different analysis of the events and of their manipulation. Rather than trying to find answers to the daunting questions that the removal of Westphalia as the starting point of international relations poses (such as "which date or event can then be seen as the beginning of the modern international society?"), this paper will (first) analyse the historical background, content and language of the Westphalian treaties in order to prove that these agreements and their consequences cannot be considered as a turning point of international relations and (second) trace how their misinterpretation has come be accepted as true in the last 370 years. With the aim of outlining the origins of the Westphalian myth, I will (try to) follow a red thread that links the first mentions of the treaties to the latest studies on them so as to show how one of the most powerful myths of international relations was turned into an irrefutable truth that is nowadays strongly upheld by most states around the world.
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Kugeler, Heidrun. "'Le parfait Ambassadeur' : the theory and practice of diplomacy in the century following the Peace of Westphalia." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2009. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:be69b6b3-d886-4cc0-8ae3-884da096e267.
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This thesis examines the theory of diplomacy in the formative phase of the European states-system. From the viewpoint of the discourse on the 'ideal ambassador', it explores early modern diplomacy as cultural history encompassing ideas, discourses, perceptions and 'codes'. The scope of study is the century following the Peace of Westphalia (1648), and three states and regions (France, Britain, the Holy Roman Empire) serve as case studies for a comparative approach of diplomatic theory and practice. In five parts, the adaptation of the theory and practice of diplomacy to the new demands of international relations after 1648 are considered. The first section sets the stage by illustrating that the mid-seventeenth century was regarded as a turning point in the practice of diplomacy. Part II examines diplomatic theory as a particular 'language' in its intellectual and socio-professional contexts. While published treatises on the 'ideal ambassador' build the core of this study, related genres of international law theory, ceremonial theory and political and state science are also taken into account. From the viewpoint of this diplomatic theory, the following section examines the ways in which the instruments and practices of diplomacy were aligned to the new framework. These ranged from changes in the structural framework of diplomacy to the evolution of norms and procedures of negotiation, international law and ceremonial. Part IV reconsiders the issue of 'professionalism' in diplomatic theory with regard to the preparation and training of diplomats. Special attention is given to proposals for diplomatic 'academies', which are for the first time examined in comparison. Finally, section V recasts the findings of this thesis in a comparative perspective. It underlines that, with the emergence of a states-system, the techniques of diplomacy became formalised and uniform, constituting a common European diplomatic practice. Against the background of the different regional and structural conditions, the alleged model role of France in the evolution of diplomatic theory and practice is re-evaluated.
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MANZANO, BAENA Laura. "Conflicting words : political thought and culture in the Dutch Republic and in the Spanish monarchy around the peace of Munster (1648)." Doctoral thesis, European University Institute, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1814/6994.
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Defence date: 25 June 2007Examining Board: Dr. Martin van Gelderen (EUI); Dr. Xavier Gil Pujor (Universitat de Barcelona); Dr. Benjamin Kaplan (University College London); Dr. Anthony Molho (EUI)
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The aim of this dissertation is to study the influence exerted by the different political cultures in the Iberian Peninsula and in the Low Countries on these peace talks and how they contributed to delaying the solution finally achieved in Münster. The events on the battlefield accompanying the said negotiations, the negotiations themselves and their outcome are known thanks to a number of scholarly works devoted to the long struggle between the Spanish Monarchy and its 'rebel subjects' in the Low Countries and, from 1640, in the Iberian Peninsula. The second phase of the Eighty Years’ War - once hostilities were resumed after the Twelve Years’ Truce in 1621 - and the peace talks have attracted the interest mainly of Dutch historians, although they have received considerably less attention than the revolt. Spanish scholars have, while not neglecting the issue completely, generally included it in more general surveys of the reign of Philip IV whose access to the throne in 1621 roughly coincides with the starting point of this study. British historiography has contributed to research on the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Monarchy during the first half of the seventeenth century but studies jointly referring to both remain scarce, with the outstanding exception of Jonathan Israel’s works. In most accounts the peace appears as the inevitable outcome of the combination of Spanish decline and growing Dutch power and almost predetermined by the respective structural weaknesses and dynamism of each contender, and therefore of relative scholarly interest. In all cases, the political decisions, the military actions and the socio-economic background have received privileged attention from historians - the cultural and literary production in two polities living through their Golden Ages are only too often left to scholars of art and literature. Thanks to the efforts by Dutch historians, starting shortly after the peace settlement, how the negotiations actually proceeded is known. But these works have devoted little if any attention to the intellectual debates surrounding the negotiations. In the cases where scholars have referred to them, most generally they have assumed them to be pure pretexts, attempts at playing to the gallery that were mere window dresing, disguises of other, real (economic) interests. Although contemporary accounts offer a different view, frowning on those who were accused of using transcendental goals to disguise the pursuit of more worldly aims, many modern scholars have chosen to neglect the former altogether in their quest for a materialistic analysis of society.
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COELHO, ANDRÉ MAGALHÃES. "O SER HUMANO COMO IMAGEM DE DEUS UMA ANÁLISE TEOLÓGICA DO DUALISMO ANTROPOLÓGICO NO DISCURSO RELIGIOSO DA COMUNIDADE CRISTÃ PAZ E VIDA." Universidade Metodista de Sao Paulo, 2017. http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/handle/tede/1648.
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This research proposes to investigate the theological anthropology of the Christian Community Peace and Life, evangelical group of neo-Pentecostal matrix. The theological emphasis on the unity of the human constitution, which biblical testimony indicates, contrasts with the historical experience of Christendom in which the body has always played a secondary role, a status that still remains in various religious groups, including current Brazilian Pentecostalism. In view of this reality, Pentecostalism establishes its foundations, faithful to its ecclesiastical context in the same Platonic tendency to value more what is usually called the "soul" and "spirit" than the body, despite the value of body healing, Corporeality in the liturgy and the logic of material prosperity also present in these religious experiences. In order to counter this view, the concept of integrated anthropology will be indicated, based on several authors, especially the theologian Alfonso Garcia Rubio. This concept is fundamentally characterized by the understanding that the human being is a unit. It is that concrete being that appears in all its corporeal dimensions, and the body must relate to the whole cosmos and other living beings making present in a world of relationships and not of exclusions and dichotomies. In this sense, we wonder to what extent the contribution of an integral theological anthropology can constitute a contribution to overcome the anthropological dualism in religious groups such as the Christian Community Peace and Life? The research indicates some theological paths of overcoming concepts of dualistic and reductionist nature of the human condition, in view of an integrated anthropology. As an overcoming of this dualism we suggest an incarnated spirituality where the body makes evident in all its relations and where the unitary experience of the human being as a concrete person. From the concept of Integrated Human, which seeks to overcome dualisms, it is hoped to offer the Christian Community Peace and Life, from its own experience, with all the ambiguities in it, a unitary perception of the human being.
Esta pesquisa propõe investigar a antropologia teológica da Comunidade Cristã Paz e Vida, grupo evangélico de matriz neopentecostal. A ênfase teológica na unidade da constituição humana, que o testemunho bíblico indica, contrasta com a experiência histórica da cristandade, na qual o corpo sempre teve um papel secundário, status que ainda permanece em vários grupos religiosos, incluindo o pentecostalismo brasileiro atual. Diante desta realidade, o pentecostalismo estabelece suas bases, fiel ao seu contexto eclesiástico na mesma tendência platônica de valorizar mais o que usualmente se denominou a “alma” e “espírito” do que o corpo, não obstante ao valor da cura do corpo, da corporeidade na liturgia e da lógica de prosperidade material também presentes nessas experiências religiosas. Para se contrapor a essa visão será indicado o conceito de antropologia integrada, a partir de vários autores, em especial o teólogo Alfonso Garcia Rubio. Tal conceito se caracteriza fundamentalmente por entendermos que o ser humano é uma unidade. Trata-se daquele ser concreto que se apresenta em todas as suas dimensões corpóreas, sendo que o corpo deve se relacionar com todo o cosmo e com outros seres vivos fazendo presente em um mundo de relações e não de exclusões e dicotomias. Nesse sentido, nos perguntamos em que medida a contribuição de uma antropologia teológica integral pode se constituir em uma contribuição para a superação do dualismo antropológico em grupos religiosos como a Comunidade Cristã Paz e Vida? A pesquisa indica alguns caminhos teológicos de superação de conceitos de natureza dualista e reducionista da condição humana, tendo em vista uma antropologia integrada. Como superação desse dualismo sugerimos uma espiritualidade encarnada na qual o corpo faz evidente em todas as suas relações e na qual a experiência unitária do ser humano como pessoa concreta. A partir do conceito de Humano Integrado, que busca a superação dos dualismos, espera-se oferecer à Comunidade Cristã Paz e Vida, a partir de sua própria vivência, com todas as ambiguidades nela existentes, uma percepção unitária do ser humano.
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Freire, Lucas Grassi. "On the role of metatheory in the academic discipline of international relations." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/8321.
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This thesis investigates in three parts the role played by metatheory in the discipline of International Relations (IR). Part one defines metatheory as 'systematic discourse about theory' and classifies it in a typology combining elements internal or external to the discipline with intellectual or contextual aspects of theorising. Each combination has particular functions. They also add to the roles played by several modes of metatheoretical inquiry (hermeneutical, evaluative, corrective, critical and historical). The typology offered in part one clarifies the general roles of metatheory as a constraining and enabling discursive mechanism. This is also discussed in part two, addressing how IR scholars portray metatheory's role in the discipline. Arguments against and in favour of metatheory are scrutinised, leading to a qualified defence of metatheoretical research in IR. Some of the negative impact of metatheorising in IR is acknowledged, but ultimately a stronger case attempting to eliminate it from the field cannot be sustained for analytical reasons. The merits of metatheory, therefore, will depend on how it operates in particular instances. A selection of illustration cases in part three further develops the argument. The first case stresses how metatheoretical directives shaped 17th century views of the Holy Roman Empire. It indicates that metatheory can frame theoretical claims even in a weak disciplinary context. A stronger disciplinary environment frames the second case, analysing a number of IR theories on the impact of the Peace of Westphalia in the European states-system. This discussion often alludes to the notion of hierarchy. The third case examines the interaction between metatheoretical directives and theories of hierarchy. These arguments are not necessarily compatible with the metatheoretical principles argued by their authors. As a mechanism, therefore, metatheory does not relate to theory in a deterministic way. Part three itself is, of course, a metatheoretical study that further illustrates the thesis.
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Vokřínek, Lukáš. "Jednání o míru na konci třicetileté války." Master's thesis, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-351949.
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The author analyses the Westphalian peace negotiations ending the Thirty Years War in order to find out to what extent it had influenced the parallel Swedish military campaigns. In the Czech Republic, it is the return of the broader analysis of this important historical event that leaded to the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. In recent years had not been given enough attention to these events, although abroad (typically in Germany) the research continues with greater intensity. The structure of the text is following. At first the author pursues the main development features of the Thirty Years War and subsequently recapitulates the way to the Westphalian peace talks since the first proposals for a final settlement of the constantly prolonging conflict after the start of diplomatic activity at the congress in the Westphalian city of Münster and Osnabrück in the (first) half of the 1640s. Then discusses the basic characteristics of the congress, among others also key delegations and their significant (or just interesting) members participating in the negotiations. Thereafter, the text continues to its core section, consisting of two parts. The first of them is about the progress of the peace negotiations on the basis of analysis of each of the main discussing issues in relation to the conflict in the...
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Kozmanová, Irena. "Ideologická intervence v raném novověku. Příklad Republiky Spojeného Nizozemí a stavů Kleve-Mark ve 40. a 50. letech 17. století." Doctoral thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-352237.
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(EN) Ideological Intervention in the Early Modern Period. The Case of the Dutch Republic and the Estates of Cleves-Mark in the 1640s and 1650s 1648 is traditionally considered a major break in international relations. This thesis deals with the Dutch interventions in Cleves-Mark in the period before and after the Treaties of Westphalia and sets out to test some of these traditional assumptions. Rejecting the concept of the "Westphalian" sovereignty, it advocates a relational view based on mutual recognition. Accordingly, it focuses on the negotiations of the three subjects under scrutiny - the Dutch Republic as the intervening power, the Estates of Cleves-Mark as instigators and beneficiaries of the intervention, and the Elector of Brandenburg as the legitimate ruler - about their sovereignty, as they took shape in the arena of the "courtly public", especially in diplomacy. In the first part I argue that the Dutch Republic reacted very conservatively to the pressure to legitimize its role as a new member of the highly monarchical "courtly public". I also examined the impact of the domestic political system and diplomatic ceremonial on the external performance of the Dutch Republic, thereby uncovering the particular role of the Province of Gelderland. In three case studies of direct diplomatic...
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Hilmy, Hanny. "Sovereignty, Peacekeeping, and the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), Suez 1956-1967: Insiders’ Perspectives." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5888.
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This research is concerned with the complex and contested relationship between the sovereign prerogatives of states and the international imperative of defusing world conflicts. Due to its historical setting following World War Two, the national vs. international staking of claims was framed within the escalating imperial-nationalist confrontation and the impending “end of empire”, both of which were significantly influenced by the role Israel played in this saga. The research looks at the issue of “decolonization” and the anti-colonial struggle waged under the leadership of Egypt’s President Nasser. The Suez War is analyzed as the historical event that signaled the beginning of the final chapter in the domination of the European empires in the Middle East (sub-Saharan decolonization followed beginning in the early 1960s), and the emergence of the United States as the new major Western power in the Middle East.
The Suez experience highlighted a stubborn contest between the defenders of the concept of “sovereign consent” and the advocates of “International intervention”. Both the deployment of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) and its termination were surrounded by controversy and legal-political wrangling. The role of UNEF and UN peacekeeping operations in general framed the development of a new concept for an emerging international human rights law and crisis management. The UNEF experience, moreover, brought into sharp relief the need for a conflict resolution component for any peace operation. International conflict management, and human rights protection are both subject to an increasing interventionist international legal regime. Consequently, the traditional concept of “sovereignty” is facing increasing challenge.
By its very nature, the subject matter of this multi-dimensional research involves historical, political and international legal aspects shaping the research’s content and conclusions. The research utilizes the experience and contributions of several key participants in this pioneering peacekeeping experience. In the last chapter, recommendations are made –based on all the elements covered in the research- to suggest contributions to the evolving UN ground rules for international crisis intervention and management.Graduate
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Books on the topic "Peace of Westphalia (1648)"
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Croxton, Derek. The Peace of Westphalia: A historical dictionary. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2002.
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Wilhelm, Engels, Klett Manfred, Oschmann Antje, Salm Hubert, Wübbeke-Pflüger Brigitte, and Austria. Sovereign (1637-1657: Ferdinand III)., eds. Die kaiserlichen Korrespondenzen. Münster: Aschendorff, 2001.
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France. Ministère des affaires étrangères. Direction des archives et de la documentation and France. Direction des monnaies et médailles., eds. 1648, la paix de Westphalie: Vers l'Europe moderne. Paris: Impr. nationale, 1998.
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Croxton, Derek. Peacemaking in early modern Europe: Cardinal Mazarin and the Congress of Westphalia, 1643-1648. Selinsgrove [N.J.]: Susquehanna University Press, 1999.
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Werner, Paravicini, and Deutsches Historisches Institut (Paris, France), eds. La paix de Westphalie: De l'événement européen au lieu européen de mémoire? Stuttgart: Jan Thoerbecke Verlag, 1999.
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Oschmann, Antje. Der Nürnberger Exekutionstag, 1649-1650: Das Ende des Dreissigjährigen Krieges in Deutschland. Münster: Aschendorff, 1991.
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Wesutofaria jōyaku: Sono jitsuzō to shinwa. Tōkyō: Keiō Gijuku Daigaku Shuppankai, 2009.
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Heinz, Duchhardt, Ortlieb Eva, and Schnettger Matthias, eds. Bibliographie zum Westfälischen Frieden. Münster: Aschendorff, 1996.
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Deursen, Arie Theodorus van. Die immer aktuelle Vergangenheit Europa, die Niederlande und der Westfälische Friede. Münster: Regensberg, 1993.
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1648, la paix de Westphalie ou la naissance de l'Europe politique moderne. Bruxelles: Complexe, 2006.
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Eyck, Frank. "To the Peace of Westphalia (1564–1648)." In Religion and Politics in German History, 319–39. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780333995099_8.
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Rowley, Matthew, and Marietta van der Tol. "Religious Clauses of the Peace of Westphalia (1648)." In A Global Sourcebook in Protestant Political Thought, Volume I, 626–28. London: Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003247531-187.
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Rohrschneider, Michael. "The Peace of Westphalia (1648) as a Model for the Middle East? An Interim Summary." In Overcoming Conflict, 217–31. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39237-6_11.
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Romein, Christel Annemieke. "Jülich: Pamphlets and Cologne Get-Togethers (1640s–1650s)." In Protecting the Fatherland: Lawsuits and Political Debates in Jülich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany (1642-1655), 35–79. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74240-9_3.
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AbstractIn this chapter I focuss on the specific case of the Duchy of Jülich. A war of succession at the early seventeenth century had led to considerable turmoil: the emperor did not recognise Duke Wolfgang Wilhelm as a legitimate heir. As de facto ruler, the duke attempted to protect his inhabitants by establishing an army. Conducting war was a considerable financial burden. As long as the war lasted the financialpressure on the principality increased and criticism grew. The nobility’s cry for help was voiced in invitations to join in an assembly in the Free City of Cologne to discuss the welfare of the fatherland. All loyal patriots were invited. During these meetings, the patriots drafted pamphlets to inform both German and Dutch speaking readers about the turmoil they faced and about the possible misuse of power by the duke. It was only after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 that the duke acknowledged the nobilities best intentions for the not their(!) fatherland.
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Heuser, Peter Arnold. "The Peace Congress of Westphalia 1643–1649 as a Sphere of Conflict and Rivalries." In Spheres of Conflict and Rivalries in Renaissance Europe, 257–78. Göttingen: V&R unipress, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.14220/9783737006279.257.
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Ridley, Nick. "Westphalia 1648." In Diplomacy Through the Ages, 45–47. New York: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003258780-3.
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Wilson, Peter H. "The Peace of Westphalia." In The Thirty Years War, 303–23. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-06977-1_19.
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Hassan, Syed Wajeeh Ul, and Fatima Waqi Sajjad. "Beyond Westphalia and Aberystwyth: Decolonial Reflections on the Origins of International Relations Discipline." In Peace Psychology Book Series, 199–223. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41965-2_11.
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Bechtold, Jonas. "A Web of Peaces: Twitter Narratives on the Peace of Westphalia." In Overcoming Conflict, 235–58. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39237-6_12.
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Dukes, Paul. "Peace and Depression, 1918–1933." In A History of Europe 1648–1948: The Arrival, The Rise, The Fall, 384–416. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18027-1_13.
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