Narratives,Narrating and Discursive Power:A Narratological Account of International Law
Narration is an integral practice of power in international law.Exploring the structure,logic,and patterns of international law narratives helps to analyze the mechanisms of meaning generation in international law,thereby revealing the power politics of the international community through the process of international law.International law narratives are diverse,simultaneously unfolding and interacting across various levels including texts,institutions,disciplines,political diplomacy societal spheres.The disciplinary narratives of international law are foundational in constructing disciplinary legitimacy and are also discursive spaces where disciplinary myths are continually created and recreated.Contemporary international law narratives often build upon a linear,progressive,and teleological view of history.Yet the narratives of international law are also sites of contestations,where the visions about world order and the leadership over global governance are asserted and countered.The discursive power of a state over international law extends to the ability to influence international law-making and also to the leadership in shaping visions,rules,and order for the international community.Enhancing discursive power in international law requires attention to the systemic nature of international law narratives,strengthening the dissemination of international law narratives,and actively engaging in the competition of international law narratives.
NarratologyTemporalityInternational Law NarrativesInternational Discursive Power
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