Political Realism, Freud, and Human Nature in International Relations
Title | Political Realism, Freud, and Human Nature in International Relations PDF eBook |
Author | R. Schuett |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 2010-05-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 023010908X |
This book provides an important reappraisal of the concept of human nature in contemporary realist international-political theory. Developing a Freudian philosophical anthropology for political realism, he argues for the careful resurrection of the concept of human nature in the wider study of international relations.
Politics Recovered
Title | Politics Recovered PDF eBook |
Author | Matt Sleat |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 423 |
Release | 2018-03-13 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0231547552 |
Is political theory political enough? Or does a tendency toward abstraction, idealization, moralism, and utopianism leave contemporary political theory out of touch with real politics as it actually takes place, and hence unable to speak meaningfully to or about our world? Realist political thought, which has enjoyed a significant revival of interest in recent years, seeks to avoid such pitfalls by remaining attentive to the distinctiveness of politics and the ways its realities ought to shape how we think and act in the political realm. Politics Recovered brings together prominent scholars to develop what it might mean to theorize politics “realistically.” Intervening in philosophical debates such as the relationship between politics and morality and the role that facts and emotions should play in the theorization of political values, the volume addresses how a realist approach aids our understanding of pressing issues such as global justice, inequality, poverty, political corruption, the value of democracy, governmental secrecy, and demands for transparency. Contributors open up fruitful dialogues with a variety of other realist approaches, such as feminist theory, democratic theory, and international relations. By exploring the nature and prospects of realist thought, Politics Recovered shows how political theory can affirm reality in order to provide meaningful and compelling answers to the fundamental questions of political life.
Human Nature in Politics
Title | Human Nature in Politics PDF eBook |
Author | Graham Wallas |
Publisher | |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | Political ethics |
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Desire and Imitation in International Politics
Title | Desire and Imitation in International Politics PDF eBook |
Author | Jodok Troy |
Publisher | MSU Press |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 2021-03-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1628954213 |
Imitating the desire of others is inherent to the struggle for power in international politics. The imitation of desire is a human trait seldom recognized in International Relations studies, let alone conceptualized. The imitation of desire that takes place among entities—as opposed to being intentionally generated by them—challenges the conventional wisdom of International Relations that assumes rational autonomous individuals. This book identifies the root of Realism, pointing out its awareness of the conflicting impact of desire and imitation in a world driven by restless comparison. It subsequently demonstrates the conceptual value of mimetic theory while proposing a template of understanding international polities, starting from assumptions of disorder and violence. This volume not only contributes to the study of conflict based on the imitation of the desire of others among international polities, but also proposes in its conceptualization that it is worth looking at studies of agency and structure, normative change, peace, and reconciliation.
Edinburgh Companion to Political Realism
Title | Edinburgh Companion to Political Realism PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Schuett |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 592 |
Release | 2018-11-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1474423299 |
Political realism is a highly diverse body of international relations theory. This substantial reference work examines political realism in terms of its history, its scientific methodology and its normative role in international affairs. Split into three sections, it covers the 2000-year canon of realism: the different schools of thought, the key thinkers and how it responds to foreign policy challenges faced by individual states and globally. It brings political realism up-to-date by showing where theory has failed to keep up with contemporary problems and suggests how it can be applied and adapted to fit our new, globalised world order.
Human Beings in International Relations
Title | Human Beings in International Relations PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Jacobi |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 395 |
Release | 2015-09-11 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1316369048 |
Since the 1980s, the discipline of International Relations has seen a series of disputes over its foundations. However, there has been one core concept that, although addressed in various guises, had never been explicitly and systematically engaged with in these debates: the human. This volume is the first to address comprehensively the topic of the human in world politics. It comprises cutting-edge accounts by leading scholars of how the human is (or is not) theorized across the entire range of IR theories, old and new. The authors provide a solid foundation for future debates about how, why, and to which ends the human has been or must (not) be built into our theories, and systematically lay out the implications of such moves for how we come to see world politics and humanity's role within it.
The Realist Tradition and the Limits of International Relations
Title | The Realist Tradition and the Limits of International Relations PDF eBook |
Author | Michael C. Williams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2005-01-06 |
Genre | History |
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