War and Politics: Clausewitz and Schmitt in the Light of Girard’s Mimetic Theory

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Research Article| May 01 2017 War and Politics: Clausewitz and Schmitt in the Light of Girard’s Mimetic Theory Wolfgang Palaver; Wolfgang Palaver Universität Innsbruck WOLFGANG PALAVER is professor of Catholic social thought at the School of Catholic Theology of the University of Innsbruck, Austria (where he was also dean from 2013 until 2017). From 2007 to 2011, he was president of the “Colloquium on Violence and Religion.” He has published books and articles on religion and violence, Thomas Hobbes, Carl Schmitt, Simone Weil, and René Girard. His most recent book is René Girard’s Mimetic Theory (Michigan State University Press, 2013). Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Gabriel Borrud Gabriel Borrud Translator GABRIEL BORRUD works as a radio and online journalist for the English service of Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster. He has translated Wolfgang Palaver’s comprehensive study René Girard’s Mimetic Theory (East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2013) and Palaver’s essay “Violence and Religion: Walter Burkert and René Girard in Comparison,” which appeared in volume 17 of Contagion. He has been fascinated by Girard since high school. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Contagion: Journal of Violence Mimesis and Culture (2017) 24: 101–118. https://doi.org/10.14321/contagion.24.1.0101 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Wolfgang Palaver, Gabriel Borrud; War and Politics: Clausewitz and Schmitt in the Light of Girard’s Mimetic Theory. Contagion: Journal of Violence Mimesis and Culture 1 May 2017; 24 101–118. doi: https://doi.org/10.14321/contagion.24.1.0101 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressContagion: Journal of Violence Mimesis and Culture Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2017 Michigan State University Press2017 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.