Lockean Liberalism in International Relations

by Claudio J. Katz and Alexandru V. Grigorescu

This Element applies a new version of liberalism to international relations (IR), one that derives from the political theory of John Locke. It begins with a survey of liberal IR theories, showing that the main variants of this approach have all glossed over classical liberalism's core concern: fear of the state's concentrated power and the imperative of establishing institutions to restrain its inevitable abuse. The authors tease out from Locke's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009517007
• ISBN13: 9781009517003
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"