Martin Griffiths

Realism, Idealism and International Politics

A Reinterpretation. Sprachen: Englisch. 22,9 cm / 15,3 cm / 1,3 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781138006577
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224 Seiten
August 2014
Taylor & Francis

This book defends realism in the study of international politics and demonstrates the heuristic and evaluative utility of Robert Berki's interpretation of political realism and political idealism. It argues that realism is not a meaningless term nor redundant and necessarily rhetorical in politics.

Martin Griffiths

1. Introduction 2. A Framework for Analysis: Realism Versus Idealisms 3. Hans Morgenthau: Theory as Truth 4. Hans Morgenthau: A Critical Analysis 5. Kenneth Waltz: Theory as Science 6. Kenneth Waltz: A Critical Analysis 7. Hedley Bull: Theory as Tradition 8. Hedley Bull: A Critical Analysis 9. Conclusions