Synopsis
The purpose of this book is to appraise the current relevance and validity of realism as an interpretative tool in contemporary International Relations. All chapters of the book are animated by a theoretical effort to define the conceptual aspects of realism and attempt to establish whether the tradition still provides the necessary conceptual tools to scholars.
The chapters address important issues in contemporary world politics through the lens of realist theory such as the refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East; the war against ISIS; the appearance of non-state actors and outlaw agents; the rise of China; cyberwarfare; human rights and humanitarian law. The collection also provides insights on some of the theoretical tenets of classical and structural realism. Overall, the collection shows that, in spite of its many shortcomings, realism still offers a multifaceted understanding of world politics and enlightens the increasing challenges of world politics.
Contributors: Francis A. Beer, Koldo Casla, Anthony J S Craig, Layla Dawood, Robert Hariman, Richard Ned Lebow, Tony Chih-Chi Lee, Stephen McGlinchey, Robert W. Murray, Arash Heydarian Pashakhanlou, M.J. Peterson, Carsten Rauch, Felix Rösch, Archie W. Simpson, Brandon Valeriano and Anders Wivel.
About the Authors
Davide Orsi (Ph.D. in Politics and International Relations from Cardiff University, 2015) is an Editor-at-Large at E-International Relations. His first book Michael Oakeshott's Political Philosophy of International Relations: Civil Association and International Society (Palgrave, 2016) explores the historical and normative dimension of international society by relating Oakeshott's philosophy of civil association to English School theories of international relations. He has published work in journals including the Journal of International Political Theory, Collingwood and British Idealism Studies, the European Legacy, and the British Journal for the History of Philosophy.
J. R. Avgustin (Ph.D. in International Relations from University of Ljubljana, 2016) is an Editor-at-Large at E-International Relations. He is an Associate Tutor at the University of East Anglia, an independent research consultant for Nepal Matters for America and a World Debate Institute Fellow.
Max Nurnus is a PhD student at the Graduate School of International Studies of Seoul National University and Deputy Articles Editor at E-International Relations.
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