Exekutive Gouvernementalität und die Verwaltungsförmigkeit internationaler Politik

Abstract

Foucault's rejection of concepts from state theory has complicated and narrowed the existing reference to his works in International Relations. This article further substantiates the analytical as well as critical potential of Foucault's theory of governmentality in transborder politics by demonstrating the usefulness of the governmentality approach beyond narrow Foucault-discourses. In a first step, it will be shown that Foucault's governmentality approach refers to state theory and in particular corresponds to the structure of executive authority within the logics of the separation of powers. Subsequently, the possible contribution of such an integrative approach to the understanding of the administrative (re-)shaping of transboundary politics will be demonstrated. Thereby, the empirical field will be outlined, in which a concept of executive governmentality can be fruitful. Finally, in the third section, questions and problems from the field of security policy will be discussed from this conceptual angle. This assessment of selected empirical examples and political trends exemplifies the problem of an administrative mainstreaming of politics. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]