Research Article

Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School

Volume: 28 Number: 2 December 26, 2023
  • İpek Z. Ruacan
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Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School

Abstract

This contribution focuses on the concept of raison de système developed by Adam Watson, a career diplomat and a member of the English School of International Relations. I trace the concept of raison de système across Watson’s work, which he deploys against raison d’état, and lay out how its scope has expanded to include economic issues and the collective security agenda since the 19th century. I also consider how raison de système relates to change, culture, ethics, and the role of diplomatic agency in international society. I conclude with an overall assessment of Watson’s contribution to our thinking about international society and point to the ways in which his scholarship can be fruitfully synthesized with the recent practice turn in diplomatic studies.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Politics in International Relations

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

İpek Z. Ruacan This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 26, 2023

Submission Date

April 19, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 2, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 28 Number: 2

APA
Ruacan, İ. Z. (2023). Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs, 28(2), 241-264. https://izlik.org/JA26XG96ZL
AMA
1.Ruacan İZ. Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School. PERCEPTIONS. 2023;28(2):241-264. https://izlik.org/JA26XG96ZL
Chicago
Ruacan, İpek Z. 2023. “Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School”. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 28 (2): 241-64. https://izlik.org/JA26XG96ZL.
EndNote
Ruacan İZ (December 1, 2023) Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 28 2 241–264.
IEEE
[1]İ. Z. Ruacan, “Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School”, PERCEPTIONS, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 241–264, Dec. 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA26XG96ZL
ISNAD
Ruacan, İpek Z. “Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School”. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 28/2 (December 1, 2023): 241-264. https://izlik.org/JA26XG96ZL.
JAMA
1.Ruacan İZ. Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School. PERCEPTIONS. 2023;28:241–264.
MLA
Ruacan, İpek Z. “Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School”. PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs, vol. 28, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 241-64, https://izlik.org/JA26XG96ZL.
Vancouver
1.İpek Z. Ruacan. Adam Watson, Raison de Système, and the Practice Turn: Revisiting the Work of Diplomat in the English School. PERCEPTIONS [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 1;28(2):241-64. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA26XG96ZL