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Abstract
This article contributes to the debate on liminality within International Relations (IR) theory by focusing on the actorness of the European Union (EU) and Hamas. The concept of liminality as a transitional process is applied to frame the situation of both the EU and Hamas as political actors in-between socially established categories. This article explores how the liminal identity of these two actors impacts, on the one hand, their relations with each other and, on the other hand, their relations of ‘self’. Exploring the procedural relations of the EU and Hamas, it argues for the necessity of recognising liminal categories in IR theory and practice, while, at the same time, it highlights the limits of such in-between categories in a world order still structured around the state.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of International Relations and Development |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 223–246 |
Number of pages | 24 |
ISSN | 1408-6980 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jan 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Michelle Pace, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark and Polly Pallister-Wilkins, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsKeywords
- European Union
- Hamas
- actors
- communitas
- identity
- imitation
- liminality
- masters of ceremonies
- permanent liminality
- practice
- trickster
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Oslo at 25
Pace, M. (Speaker), Pappe, I. (Speaker), Dalton, R. (Speaker), Short, C. (Speaker), Swisher, C. (Speaker), Tartir, A. (Speaker), Smith, A. (Speaker), Naser-Najjab, N. (Speaker), Latte Abdallah, S. (Speaker), Hawwash, K. (Speaker), Abu Zayd, K. (Speaker), Dajani, O. (Speaker), Hearst, D. (Speaker), Tilley, V. (Speaker), Wildeman, J. (Speaker), Khanfar, W. (Speaker) & Khashoggi, J. (Speaker)
29 Sept 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference