What is the English School of International Relations and why is there increasing interest in it? Linklater and Suganami provide a comprehensive account of this distinctive approach to the study of world politics. In the first book-length volume of its kind, the authors explore the rise and development of the English School, its past contribution to international relations, its place in current debates, and its prospects for further development. Lucid and comprehensive, this book will appeal to those interested in international relations and politics worldwide.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. The idea of 'the English School' as a historical construct; 2. The argument of the English School; 3. The English School on 'International Relations as an intellectual pursuit'; 4. Progress and its limits: system, society and community in world politics; 5. Cosmopolitanism and the harm principle in world politics; 6. The sociology of states-systems; 7. The good international citizen and the transformation of international society.
