How Carl Schmitt’s Theory Contributes to Liberalism: The Domestic Application of the Concept of the Political and the Possibility of Realistic Liberalism

Zhengguo Qin; Xuezhu Wang; Zhaoyuan Yang; Zhiwei Zhou

doi:10.2991/assehr.k.211220.218

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How Carl Schmitt’s Theory Contributes to Liberalism: The Domestic Application of the Concept of the Political and the Possibility of Realistic Liberalism

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Zhengguo Qin¹^{, a,*}^{, †}, Xuezhu Wang²^{, b}^{, *}^{, †}, Zhaoyuan Yang³^{, c}^{, *}^{, †}, Zhiwei Zhou⁴^{, d}^{, *}^{, †}

¹College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, 01601, The People’s Republic of China

²Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, 10041 NY 212, The People’s Republic of China

³The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, The People’s Republic of China,

⁴Central South University, Changsha, 410000, The People’s Republic of China

^b

xw2764@columbia.edu

^c

1155122983@link.cuhk.edu.hk

^d

franciszhou@csu.edu.cn

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These authors contributed equally.

^*Corresponding authors. Email: ^azqin25@g.holycross.edu

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Zhengguo Qin, Xuezhu Wang, Zhaoyuan Yang, Zhiwei Zhou

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DOI: 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.218 How to use a DOI?
Keywords: Carl Schmitt; realism; liberalism; domestic politics
Abstract: Carl Schmitt, the controversial German political thinker, deeply influenced the 20th century with his critique of liberalism. Many scholars have developed his ideas, using them as a powerful theoretical resource for conservatism. This article seeks to introduce his realistic theories to domestic politics in democratic countries after making necessary developments to Schmitt’s theory and explore the underlying tendency of liberalism in his theory. We will first reanalyze the concepts of politics, enemy, and war to propose and demonstrate that the essence of an enemy is the existence of a hostile status. The application of Schmitt’s theory to domestic politics presents the need to introduce a realistic perspective to liberalism. Considering the escalating antagonism as evidenced by recent political science research within democracies, realistic liberalism may effectively recognize the threats that are negated by liberals and could warn us of authoritarianism and the encroachments on political rights.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 24 December 2021
ISBN: 978-94-6239-495-7
ISSN: 2352-5398
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