The Confessional State in International Politics: Tudor England, Religion, and the Eclipse of Dynasticism

被引:5
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作者
De Carvalho, Benjamin [1 ]
机构
[1] Norwegian Inst Int Affairs NUPI, Oslo, Norway
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D O I
10.1080/09592296.2014.936194
中图分类号
K [历史、地理];
学科分类号
06 ;
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Whilst religion and collective identity have become issues of central concern to international relations scholars, dynastic concerns and national interests still dominate their analyses of early modern international politics. This analysis contributes to the constructivist emphasis on collective identity to foreign policy by examining Tudor England in light of the concept of confessionalisation. Based on the recent historiography of Tudor England, this analysis demonstrates the importance of religion in defining not only the collective identity of international actors, but also their foreign policies, choice of alliances, and, more generally, their international outlook. Through such a lens, it seeks to draw analyses of the confessional state away from their focus on domestic state formation to the "external" dimension of confessionalisation and its importance for international politics.
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页数:25
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