Carl Schmitt — Writings on World Politics

Carl Schmitt — Writings on World Politics

Writings on World Politics brings together texts by Carl Schmitt dealing with international politics, world order, and the transformation of relations between states. The volume provides an approach to his analysis of the international dimension of politics and the changes experienced by the interstate system.

The texts address issues concerning the organization of political space, sovereignty, relations among major powers, and the historical development of the international order. Schmitt also examines the historical and legal transformations affecting traditional categories of international law and the emergence of new forms of political organization and conflict.

A work of particular interest for the study of political theory, international law, international relations, state theory, and contemporary political history, and a useful reference for understanding the international dimension of Carl Schmitt’s thought.