When Order Feels Good: Sociological Perspectives on the Role of Emotions in the Restitution of Order in Failing States

We argue that social order emerges from interactions among human individuals who develop and internalize emotional beliefs on their place within wider social surroundings in the form of social contract. Although parts of this thesis can be justified by referencing recent works in international relat...

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Published in:Sociological perspectives 2017-04, Vol.60 (2), p.394-415
Main Authors: Srbljinovic, Armano, Bozic, Jasmina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emotions
International relations
Local culture
Local knowledge
Other
Power
Rituals
Social contract
Social order
Sociological theory
Sociology
Sociology of emotions
Stratification
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Summary:We argue that social order emerges from interactions among human individuals who develop and internalize emotional beliefs on their place within wider social surroundings in the form of social contract. Although parts of this thesis can be justified by referencing recent works in international relations, the sociology of emotions allows elaborating the thesis more consistently across various analytical levels: the individual, the intrastate/societal, and the international. We rely on sociological theories of emotions and draw implications for the establishment and maintenance of social contract, as well as the restoration and bolstering of social order in failing states. Knowledge of local culture, rituals, perceptions of self and others, modes of exchange, power and status hierarchies, and stratification patterns can all provide clues, here summarized in the form of guidelines as to how more effective, yet noninvasive, means of engagement in failing states may be thought out and put to action.
ISSN:0731-1214
1533-8673
DOI:10.1177/0731121416633256