Realism, Idealism and International Politics : A Reinterpretation.
Title:
Realism, Idealism and International Politics : A Reinterpretation.
Author:
Griffiths, Martin.
ISBN:
9780203162163
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (217 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- PREFACE -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- Meaning and language -- The duality of international theory -- Conclusion -- 2 A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS: REALISM VERSUS IDEALISMS -- Reality: heterogeneity versus homogeneity -- The dialectical nature of reality -- Idealisms: nostalgia, complacency and imagination -- Conclusion -- 3 HANS MORGENTHAU: THEORY AS TRUTH -- The autonomy of power in international politics -- Politics among nations -- The rejuvenation of statecraft -- 4 HANS MORGENTHAU: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS -- International politics as power politics -- Explanation versus prescription -- Conclusion -- 5 KENNETH WALTZ: THEORY AS SCIENCE -- Anarchy as structure: structure as selector -- Laws, theories and the philosophy of science -- Description and prescription -- 6 KENNETH WALTZ: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS -- Science versus international politics -- Morgenthau redux -- Legitimizing the status quo -- 7 HEDLEY BULL: THEORY AS TRADITION -- The anarchical society -- The heterogeneity of international politics -- Tradition versus science -- Explanation and prescription -- 8 HEDLEY BULL: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS -- Old bottles, new wine -- Conclusion -- 9 CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Abstract:
International relations is a discipline dominated by the debate between the realist and idealist paradigms. This book provides the most comprehensive critical review of the realist tradition to date. The dominant realist tradition in the study of international politics explains interstate behaviour in terms of the fundamental difference between domestic' and international' forms of government. This approach underlies the grim view that, beyond the borders of sovereign presence, politics is not about potential moral progress, but survival. This book argues that political realism is not a meaningless term, but that the work of Hans Morgenthau and Kenneth Walz, two of the key grand theorists', could more properly be associated with the idealist model. By critically evaluating the work of Morgenthau, Walz and Hedley Bull the author provides a reinterpretation of the terms realism' and idealism'.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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