Description
In this paper, I delve into the concept of emplaced practices by combining Bourdieusian praxiological research with research on place and space from anthropology and human geography. The multiplicity of spatial scales for the study of IR is a key concern in this analysis. There are two key interrelated elements to the guiding concepts of emplaced practices I elaborate on here. The first one, emplacement, helps us understand how practices and actors are situated, while the second one translocality can explain the complex nature of interlinkages and exchanges between local and international knowledge and practice without mystifying these two categories. Empirically, I focus on emplaced practice encounters of anti-corruption in two locales (Kyiv and Pristina), illustrating two key biases of studying anti-corruption, before exploring how to study the practices at the local level that global standards of anti-corruption have inspired. Theoretically, it offers the potential for studying how international standards are translated into practices in local encounters. Secondly, to understand the dynamics and routines of encounters through practice, we must examine the question of place and emplacement. Both local and international practitioners are engaged in competent performances of the locality as well as ‘internationality’ resulting in place-making effects.
