Coproduced collective security and the resiliency of modus vivendi pluralism

Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Ali Palida

Chapter 9 in Governing Differences, 2025, pp 186-201 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: As global value systems grow increasingly diverse, interest in modus vivendi pluralism has resurged, offering a framework for navigating deep differences without enforcing uniformity. Yet critics raise concerns about whether such systems can preserve institutional stability when confronted with external shocks, such as military threats. This chapter contends that polycentric defense arrangements—where military capacity is shared across multiple centers of decision-making—can strengthen resilience by addressing inefficiencies rooted in power asymmetries while still allowing for coordinated responses to external challenges. We suggest that collective security in modus vivendi settings is best understood as a coproduced service, rather than a public good provided solely by a centralized state.

Keywords: Modus vivendi; Resilience; Institutional analysis; International relations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035348572
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