Moral Order/World Order: The Role of Normative Theory in the Study of International Relations

by Hugh C. Dyer

Moral Order/World Order argues for the centrality of normative theory in the study of international relations. Two themes develop, each reflecting opposing pairs: fact/value, is/ought, description/prescription, feasibility/desirability. The first theme concerns the epistemological framework provided by a normative account. The second theme concerns the political conditions of knowledge which determine the role of different theories, indicating the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333689062
• ISBN13: 9780333689066
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"