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[6] Age of Empires: Imperialism and the Race of European Superpowers in the World Order
Oleh: Dr. Hj. Aelina Surya, Dra. Hikmawan Saefullah, S.IP, MAIR (Hons).
Westphalian Moment
The Peace of Westphalia (1648): as symbolic peace/ treaty:
Konsolidasi otoritas (authority) dalam kerangka entitas teritorial (nation-state). Mengakhiri otoritas dan dominasi Kaisar/Raja dan Paus (Pope) Mengawali pemisahan urusan agama dengan politik (separation of church and politics) Menolak segala bentuk hegemoni
Age of Empires
What is Empire? Etimologi: Latin: Imperium: command, authority, rulership, power
Edward Said: the practice, theory, and attitude of dominance by a metropolitan centre ruling distant territory Michael Doyle (1986): Empires are relationships of political control imposed by some political societies over the effective sovereignty of other political societies or effective control, whether formal or informal, of a subordinated society by an imperial society
Dimensions of Empire
Military capability Legislative and administrative realm Ideological or cultural community Romes legacy of universalism and exclusiveness
Group Discussion
What Drives a society towards empire? What enables a society to obtain empire? Identify the sources of power (military, economy, political, ideological)? Can we still use the concept of Empire in current international relations? Apa bedanya Empire dengan Imperialisme?
Imperialisme
Scientific and intellectual Justification: European Racist discourse John Hobson (2004: 220):
Implicit Imperialism (abad ke-18 awal abad 19) Explicit Imperialism (awal abad ke-18, baru muncul setelah 1840)
Group Discussion
What were the ideology of decolonialisation and resistance to European empires? What were the source of resistance?
Next Meeting
9 Nov: Decolonisation and Resistance to European Empires
Tutorial Academic Writing Tutorial Presentasi Kelompok
16 Nov: Europe and the Two World Wars (PD I 1914-1918 & PD II 1939-1948)
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