1371 KB58 KB200820252017Arbeiter, JanaUdovič, Boštjanletnik:10številka:2str. 79-106, 109, 113, 116ISSN:1855-3362COBISSID:35377757URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-P751S7G3arenfrslCenter EMUNI, University Centre for Euro-Mediterranean StudiesInternational journal of Euro-Mediterranean studiesDiplomacijaDiplomacyInternational relationsMednarodni odnosiPolitical powerPolitična močsredozemske državeDoes the Mediterranean exist in states' diplomatic rituals?| a comparison of Mediterranean states' préséance|Diplomacy is central to international relations and represents one of the main elements and instruments of state power. All actors in the international community are committed to common rules of behaviour in mutual relations and cannot function without hierarchy. In diplomacy, such hierarchy is best seen in the order of precedence, which is used to clearly represent the distribution of symbolic power among interstate and intrastate political actors. The aim of the article is to test the presumption that a regional impact (i.e. the Mediterranean) is reflected also in Mediterranean states' diplomatic practice of the national order of precedence. However, a detailed analysis of 16 Mediterranean countries does not confirm this presumption, showing that rather than the region having an impact on the order of precedence, it is defined more by the characteristics of the national political system, which should be taken into consideration when analysing the wider aspect within regional interstate relationsDiplomacija je osrednjega pomena za mednarodne odnose in predstavlja enega glavnih elementov in instrumentov državne moči. Vsi akterji v mednarodni skupnosti so zavezani skupnim pravilom obnašanja v medsebojnih odnosih in ne morejo delovati brez hierarhije. V diplomaciji se takšna hierarhija najbolje izraža v prednostnem vrstnem redu, ki se uporablja za jasno predstavljanje porazdelitve simbolične moči med meddržavnimi in znotrajdržavnimi političnimi akterji. Namen tega članka je preveriti domnevo, ali se regionalni vpliv (torej Sredozemlja) odraža tudi v diplomatski praksi vrstnega reda sredozemskih držav. Podrobna analiza 16 sredozemskih držav ne potrjuje te domneve. Regija ne vpliva na prednostni vrstni red, ta pa je odvisen od značilnosti nacionalnega političnega sistema, kar je treba upoštevati pri analizi širšega vidika regionalnih meddržavnih odnosovTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverzitetni center za evro-sredozemske študije (Center EMUNI)