Abstracts
Résumé
Cet article explore les ramifications théoriques de la logique du praticable en Relations internationales. Tant dans la vie sociale que politique, on ne saurait réduire les pratiques à de simples produits de la rationalité instrumentale, de la conformité avec les normes ou de l’agir communicationnel. Ces trois logiques de l’action sociale révèlent un même penchant pour la connaissance réflexive, se concentrant sur ce à quoi (plutôt que ce à partir de quoi) pensent les agents. Pourtant, les pratiques sont souvent issues d’un savoir-faire tacite qui les fait paraître comme coulant de source, comme relevant du bon sens. Puisant à la philosophie, à la psychologie et surtout à la sociologie bourdieusienne, l’article élabore une théorie de la pratique des communautés de sécurité qui conçoit la paix internationale comme le résultat du sens pratique des acteurs de la sécurité, grâce auquel la diplomatie devient le moyen qui va de soi pour régler les conflits interétatiques.
Mots-clés :
- théorie de la pratique,
- savoir-faire,
- Pierre Bourdieu,
- constructivisme,
- communautés de sécurité,
- théorie des relations internationales
Abstract
This article explores the theoretical implications of the logic of practicality in world politics. In social and political life, practices do not primarily derive from instrumental rationality, norm-following or communicative action. These three logics of social action suffer from a representational bias in that they focus on what agents think about instead of what they think from. According to the logic of practicality, practices rather are the result of inarticulate know-how which makes appear what is to be done self-evident or commonsensical. Building on insights from philosophy, psychology and especially Bourdieu’s sociology, the article develops a theory of practice of security communities arguing that peace exists in and through practice when security officials’ practical sense makes diplomacy the self-evident way to solving interstate disputes.
Keywords:
- practice theory,
- know-how,
- Pierre Bourdieu,
- constructivism,
- security communities,
- International Relations theory
Resumen
Este artículo explora las ramificaciones teóricas de la lógica de la practicidad en relaciones internacionales. Tanto en la vida social como política, no se puede reducir las prácticas a simples productos de la racionalidad instrumental, de la conformidad con las normas o del actuar comunicacional. Estas tres lógicas de la acción social revelan una misma inclinación por el conocimiento reflexivo, concentrándose en el “a qué” (en vez de “a partir de qué”) piensan los agentes. Sin embargo, las prácticas proceden con frecuencia de un saber hacer tácito que las hace parecer como obvias, como basadas en el sentido común. Recurriendo a la filosofía, la sicología y sobre todo la sociología de Bourdieu, el artículo elabora una teoría de la práctica de las comunidades de seguridad que concibe la paz internacional como el resultado del sentido práctico de los actores de la seguridad, gracias al cual la diplomacia se convierte en el medio evidente para solucionar los conflictos entre los estados.
Palabras clave:
- Teoría de la práctica,
- saber hacer,
- Pierre Bourdieu,
- constructivismo,
- comunidades de seguridad,
- teoría de las relaciones internacionales
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