PSCI 3601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Political Philosophy
10 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
The English School (between/ Beyond realism and liberalism)
Lecture 4
Between political philosophy, int’l law, and world history
Between/beyond (or synthesis of) realism and liberalism
“Theory” according to the ES: Priority of …
• Interpretation over explanation
• Conceptual frameworks over testable hypotheses
• Cultural and normative context over abstract assumptions of rationality
Main actors: states (but focus on “statesmen” and diplomats)
No strong assumptions about human nature
Key concept of the ES: “International society”
(= anarchy + society; Bull 1977)
Main concerns:
• Formation, development, and expansion of int’l society/-ies
• Institutions of international society
• Underlying problems of world politics: order and justice
→ Two aspects of ES theory: I. typological, II. normative
typological theory: order in world politics
(2) the evaluation of European international society
… reflects all three traditions/dimensions (cf. Bull 1977, ch. 2):
(1) Christian int’l society (15th -17th cent.): mostly universalist
• Christian identity vs. non-Christian outside; individuals as rights bearers under natural
law; no sovereignty; no inst. except diplomacy
(2) “European” int’l society (18th-19th cent.): mostly int’list
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Document Summary
The english school (between/ beyond realism and liberalism) Between political philosophy, int"l law, and world history. Theory according to the es: priority of . Interpretation over explanation: conceptual frameworks over testable hypotheses, cultural and normative context over abstract assumptions of rationality. Main actors: states (but focus on statesmen and diplomats) Main concerns: (= anarchy + society; bull 1977) Institutions of international society: formation, development, and expansion of int"l society/-ies, underlying problems of world politics: order and justice. Two aspects of es theory: i. typological, ii. normative typological theory: order in world politics (2) the evaluation of european international society. 2): (1) christian int"l society (15th -17th cent. ): mostly universalist: christian identity vs. non-christian outside; individuals as rights bearers under natural law; no sovereignty; no inst. except diplomacy (2) european int"l society (18th-19th cent. ): mostly int"list: sovereignty; fundamental institutions of diplomacy, balance of power (bop), war, great.
