Towards A Schmittian Theory of Regionalism within International Law and Relations: Testing Grossraum Analysis with Two Case Studies of Regional Institutions

by Michael Salter, Yinan Yin

This book develops a critical analysis of how the USA has deployed various imperialistic devices within international law in order to expand its zone of influence on a global scale. The work then sets out a suggested theoretical framework highlighting an alternative regionalist model of international law and relations founded on Carl Schmitt’s controversial Grossraum theory". The authors use the comparatively new regional structure of the SCO as an extended case study and reference point for testing the credibility and limits of the theory. The authors address the question of the future potential and prospects for a suitably revised Grossraum approach to the study of international law and relations that has had to be substantially modified to better accommodate the realities of how the SCO is currently evolving and is structured. This text sets out, for the first time in an English language work, a comprehensive account of Schmittian Grossraum theory based on a wide range of published sources in both English and German. The analysis breaks new ground in that no other work has attempted this critical task within the field of international law and relations. This interdisciplinary book is aimed at students and academic researchers of regional studies, international law and relations, jurisprudence, international politics, political theorists and policy think tank bodies.

224 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication April 30, 2032

About the author

My work is focused on the intersections of gender, violence and culture and the ways in which violence is made meaningful by victims, perpetrators and others. Ongoing research interests include: child sexual abuse and its impacts across the lifespan, medico-legal responses to gendered violence, mental illness and substance abuse in traumatised populations, the role of online and digital technology in representations of violence, and the cultural significance of crime and violence. My background is in public health and public policy, and I've worked in the non-government and university sectors in translating research into policy and practice. My work aims to combine theoretical and empirical insights to inform work in a range of areas, including social work, child protection, therapy and counselling, policing and the law.

Research

I am currently a co-investigator on a Criminology Research Council funded grant addressing the social and legal aspects of young people's sexual use of digital and online technology with colleagues from the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales. In addition to this project, I am undertaking research in a number of diverse areas including: the use of social media by victims of gendered violence to challenge legal processes, the fetishisation of technology in crime control and politics, the phenomenon of multi-perpetrator domestic violence and the significance of ethnicity and culture in media reporting on organised sexual abuse.

I have recently completed a study of adult survivors of organised sexual abuse, and a study of sexually abused clients in the alcohol and drug sector with Dr Jan Breckenridge (UNSW). These projects involved qualitative research with traumatised populations, which continues to be an area of interest for me.

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