Ethics, Liberalism and Realism in International Relations

by Mark Gismondi

This book explores the complex issue of international ethics in the two dominant schools of thought in international relations; Liberalism and Realism.

Both theories suffer from an inability to integrate the ethical and pragmatic dimensions of foreign policy. Liberal policy makers often suffer from moral blindness and a tendency toward coercion in the international arena, whilst realists tend to be epistemic sceptics, incorporating Nietzsche's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415772370
• ISBN13: 9780415772372
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"