Status in Early Modern and Modern World Politics

In this article, Ramy Youssef compares historically varying structures and semantics of world political status competition. Early modern rankings that represent the royal titles, or states, respectively, serve as empirical material. It is shown competition in early period can neither semantically nor structurally be distinguished from conflicts, whereas politics framed a distinct social relationship an alternative to conflicts. Methodological epistemological conclusions are drawn findings, suggesting more caution should taken when applying terms historical contexts.