A Buddhist Approach to International Relations: Radical Interdependence

by William J. Long

This book is an open access book. Many scholars have wondered if a non-Western theory of international politics founded on different premises, be it from Asia or from the "Global South," could release international relations from the grip of a Western, "Westphalian" model. This book argues that a Buddhist approach to international relations could provide a genuine alternative. Because of its distinctive philosophical positions and its unique understanding of reality, human nature and political behavior, a Buddhist theory of IR offers a way out of this dilemma, a means for transcending the Westphalian predicament. The author explains this Buddhist IR model, beginning with its philosophical foundations up through its ideas about politics, economics and statecraft.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303068041X
• ISBN13: 9783030680411
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 107 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"