Does a hard-headed Realist approach to international politics
necessarily involve skepticism towards progressive foreign policy
initiatives and global reform? Should proponents of Realism always be
seen as morally complacent and politically combative? In this major
reconsideration of the main figures of international political theory,
Bill Scheuerman challenges conventional wisdom to reveal a neglected
tradition of Progressive Realism with much to contribute to
contemporary debates about international policy-making and world
government. Far from seeing international reform as well-meaning but
potentially irresponsible , Progressive Realists like E. H. Carr, John
Herz, Hans J. Morgenthau, and Reinhold Niebuhr developed
forward-looking ideas which offer an indispensable corrective to many
presently influential views about global politics. Progressive
Realism, Scheuerman argues, offers a compelling and provocative vision
of radical global change which -- when properly interpreted, can help
buttress current efforts to address the most pressing international
issues. After recovering key subterranean strands in mid-twentieth
century Realism, Scheuerman underscores their relevance to
contemporary international theory. Criticizing more recent Realists
for abandoning their tradition's best insights, he also demonstrates
that reform-minded international theories --including versions of
Cosmopolitanism, Constructivism, the English School, Liberalism, and
Republicanism - could all benefit from taking Progressive Realism
seriously. A major contribution both to the history of international
relations and contemporary debates in international theory, The
Realist Case for Global Reform concludes by considering how
Progressive Realism informs the foreign policies of US President
Barack Obama.
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9780745637792
Publisert
2014
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Wiley Professional, Reference & Trade
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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