Scheuerman The Realist Case for Global Reform

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-3779-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, E-Book

Does a hard-headed Realist approach to international politicsnecessarily involve skepticism towards progressive foreign policyinitiatives and global reform? Should proponents of Realism alwaysbe seen as morally complacent and politically combative? In thismajor reconsideration of the main figures of internationalpolitical theory, Bill Scheuerman challenges conventional wisdom toreveal a neglected tradition of Progressive Realism with much tocontribute to contemporary debates about internationalpolicy-making and world government.
Far from seeing international reform as well-meaning butpotentially irresponsible , Progressive Realists like E. H. Carr,John Herz, Hans J. Morgenthau, and Reinhold Niebuhr developedforward-looking ideas which offer an indispensable corrective tomany presently influential views about global politics. ProgressiveRealism, Scheuerman argues, offers a compelling and provocativevision of radical global change which -- when properly interpreted,can help buttress current efforts to address the most pressinginternational issues.
After recovering key subterranean strands in mid-twentiethcentury Realism, Scheuerman underscores their relevance tocontemporary international theory. Criticizing more recent Realistsfor abandoning their tradition's best insights, he alsodemonstrates that reform-minded international theories --includingversions of Cosmopolitanism, Constructivism, the English School,Liberalism, and Republicanism - could all benefit from takingProgressive Realism seriously.
A major contribution both to the history of internationalrelations and contemporary debates in international theory, TheRealist Case for Global Reform concludes by considering howProgressive Realism informs the foreign policies of US PresidentBarack Obama.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scheuerman, William E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vi
Acknowledgments x
Introduction: Meet the Progressive Realists 1
1 Why (Almost) Everything You Learned About Realism is Wrong15
2 Realists Against the Nation State 39
3 Realist Global Reformism 67
4 What Cosmopolitans Can Learn from Progressive Realism 98
5 What Other Global Reformers Can Learn from Progressive Realism126
6 Who's Afraid of the World State? 149
Conclusion: A Niebuhrian President? 169
Notes 174
References 191
Index 209

Über Autor(innen)

William E. Scheuerman is Professor of Political Science and West European Studies at Indiana University.