Both theories suffer from an inability to integrate the ethical and pragmatic dimensions of foreign policy. Liberal policy makers often suffer from moral blindness and a tendency toward coercion in the international arena, whilst realists tend to be epistemic sceptics, incorporating Nietzsche's thought, directly or indirectly, into their theories. Mark Gismondi seeks to resolve the issues in these two approaches by adopting a covenant based approach, as described by Daniel Elazar's work on the covenant tradition in politics, to international relations theory.
The covenant approach has three essential principles:
Ethics, Realism and Liberalism in International Relations will be of interest to students and researchers of politics, philosophy, ethics and international relations.
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Both theories suffer from an inability to integrate the ethical and pragmatic dimensions of foreign policy. Liberal policy makers often suffer from moral blindness and a tendency toward coercion in the international arena, whilst realists tend to be epistemic sceptics, incorporating Nietzsche's thought, directly or indirectly, into their theories. Mark Gismondi seeks to resolve the issues in these two approaches by adopting a covenant based approach, as described by Daniel Elazar's work on the covenant tradition in politics, to international relations theory.
The covenant approach has three essential principles:
Ethics, Realism and Liberalism in International Relations will be of interest to students and researchers of politics, philosophy, ethics and international relations.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics |
Release date | September 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | Mark D. Gismondi |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-77237-2 |
Barcode | 9780415772372 |
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LSN | 0-415-77237-0 |