Histories of Governance
Stefan Esders|Lasse Hölck|Stefan Rinke
This contribution reviews historical modes of governance from ancient, medieval, and early modern times to discuss the mutual benefit concept for political sciences. Focused on transitional periods European Middle Ages colonial history, inclusion culturally heterogeneous populations into one same entity by spread basic values is singled out as common topic between disciplines. Indiscriminate classifications phenomena ‘new medievalism’ are thus criticized pointing fact that self-governance, binding rules or rituals self-commitment, has been rule throughout human social evolution. Historical examples given show areas limited statehood not ungoverned, but rather spaces contested provided a variety actors ranging official state agents churchmen local communities.