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During the Cold War, political thinkers in the West debated the balance between the requirements of liberal democracy and national security. This debate resonates in today's East Asia and especially K

This is the first comprehensive study of Michael Oakeshott as a philosopher rather than a political theorist, which is how most commentators have regarded him. Indeed, the careful reading of his publi

This is the first comprehensive study of Michael Oakeshott as a philosopher rather than a political theorist, which is how most commentators have regarded him. Indeed, the careful reading of his publi

A superb introduction to the ethical aspects of war and peace, this collection of tightly integrated essays explores the reasons for waging war and for fighting with restraint as formulated in a diver

This is the first comprehensive study of how different ethical traditions deal with the central moral problems of international affairs. Using the organising concept of a tradition, it shows that ethics offers many different languages for moral debate rather than a set of unified doctrines. Each chapter describes the central concepts, premises, vocabulary and history of a particular tradition and explains how that tradition has dealt with a set of recurring ethical issues in international relations. Such issues include national self-determination, the use of force in armed intervention or nuclear deterrence, and global distributive justice. Written by leading specialists in the US and UK, this book treats the subject of international ethics in an encyclopaedic way. It allows readers to identify internal tensions within, as well as points of agreement and disagreement between, a wide variety of traditions.

The word ‘rationality’ and its cognates, like ‘reason’, have multiple contexts and connotations. Rational calculation can be contrasted with rational interpretation. There is the rationality of proof

Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo. All are examples where humanitarian intervention has been called into action. This timely and important new volume explores the legal and moral issues which emerge

Oakeshott's memorable lectures on the history of political thought, delivered each year at the LSE, are now available in print for the first time as Volume II of his Selected Writings. The thirty lect

The writings of international theorists from Thucydides to Schumpeter are represented by extracts from their major works. Representing 50 writers in all, the texts are organized in chronological order

本書在英國及各英語系國家是一本非常普及的國際關係教科書，它給予一些歸類為後實證主義的理論學派等同於主流學派的關注。本書引介的11個學派，每一個都享有一章的完整篇幅。從第四章開始所依序提及的學派，在其他的人文社會學科領域或許已廣為人知，但它們在國內的國關理論譯作當中，即使還稱不上完全缺席，至少仍然是不夠開闊的。本書在取材上維持著一種平衡，力求左右兼顧，這對於一本引介性質的書籍來說不可或缺。 本書