Ethics in International Relations - A Constitutive Theory

Zusammenfassung Mervyn Frost argues that ethics is accorded a marginal position within the academic study of international relations. In this book he examines the reasons given for this and presents case studies to support his argument. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The place of normative theory in international relations; 2. Sceptical and realist arguments against normative theory in international relations: a critical approach; 3. Normative issues in international relations: the domain of discourse and the method of argument; 4. Towards the construction of a normative theory of international relations; 5. Reconciling rights and sovereignty: the constitutive theory of individuality; 6. The justification of unconventional violence in international relations: a hard case for normative theory; 7. Who gets what state where? The Bosnian conflict; Conclusion.

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• Authors: Mervyn Frost, Mervyn (University of Kent Frost, Frost Mervyn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.03.1996
• EAN: 9780521555302
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55530-2
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Internati
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education