Pragmatic Liberal Approach To World Order: The Scholarship of Inis L. Claude, Jr. - Softcover

Nejat Dogan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761855432 ISBN 13: 9780761855439

Publisher: University Press of America, 2012

Synopsis

There are two well-known approaches to the study of international relations: Realism and Idealism. This book explores the writings of Inis L. Claude, Jr., a preeminent scholar on international relations, to define a third approach. Pragmatic liberalism, an in-between approach, argues that a liberal world order can be sustained and promoted by the pragmatic application of liberal principles. It rejects both the over-pessimism of Realism and the over-optimism of Idealism while refusing to maintain that the anarchic nature of the international system is unchangeable or even that we can change it overnight. However, it is possible to eventually improve the international system. This melioristic approach to world order and international relations can be explained through the sophisticated writings of Inis L. Claude, Jr., who has remained a celebrated scholar and an example to students of international relations everywhere for over a half century.

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About the Author

Nejat Dogan is associate professor of international relations at Erciyes University, Kayseri/Turkey. He received his Ph.D. in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia and his Master's degree in international politics from American University, Washington, D.C. Dr. Dogan's research interests include international relations theory, international security, international law and organization, human rights, and ethics.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761855432
• ISBN 13: 9780761855439
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248