The Historiography of International Relations: Martin Wight in Fresh Conversation with Duroselle and Morgenthau
Abstract This article reviews three classic texts of the French, American-Realist and English schools in International Relations, namely Tout Empire Périra (Duroselle 1992), Politics Among Nations (Morgenthau 1948), and Power Politics (Wight 1978). I argue that Wight’s approach can be regarded as a...
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| description | Abstract This article reviews three classic texts of the French, American-Realist and English schools in International Relations, namely Tout Empire Périra (Duroselle 1992), Politics Among Nations (Morgenthau 1948), and Power Politics (Wight 1978). I argue that Wight’s approach can be regarded as a middle course between those of Duroselle and Morgenthau, and that Wight adopted this position in order to associate himself with important assumptions by both Duroselle and Morgenthau. In particular, there are similarities between Wight’s concept of ‘international revolution’ and Duroselle’s notion of the ‘unbearable.’ Both are critical of behavioural methods, and both search for recurrences in international relations. As regards Morgenthau, Wight shares with him a Realist view of international anarchy, a classical understanding of ‘national interest,’ and an understanding of ideologies as the legitimation of government actions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-067ae9cd65ad4c85a9f54bb20bbbad7d2022-12-22T00:13:45ZspaPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroContexto Internacional1982-024040224926710.1590/s0102-8529.2018400200011S0102-85292018000200249The Historiography of International Relations: Martin Wight in Fresh Conversation with Duroselle and MorgenthauBruno MendelskiAbstract This article reviews three classic texts of the French, American-Realist and English schools in International Relations, namely Tout Empire Périra (Duroselle 1992), Politics Among Nations (Morgenthau 1948), and Power Politics (Wight 1978). I argue that Wight’s approach can be regarded as a middle course between those of Duroselle and Morgenthau, and that Wight adopted this position in order to associate himself with important assumptions by both Duroselle and Morgenthau. In particular, there are similarities between Wight’s concept of ‘international revolution’ and Duroselle’s notion of the ‘unbearable.’ Both are critical of behavioural methods, and both search for recurrences in international relations. As regards Morgenthau, Wight shares with him a Realist view of international anarchy, a classical understanding of ‘national interest,’ and an understanding of ideologies as the legitimation of government actions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292018000200249&lng=en&tlng=enHistoriography of International RelationsMartin WightJean-Baptiste DuroselleHans MorgenthauMiddle Course |
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| title | The Historiography of International Relations: Martin Wight in Fresh Conversation with Duroselle and Morgenthau |
| title_full | The Historiography of International Relations: Martin Wight in Fresh Conversation with Duroselle and Morgenthau |
| title_fullStr | The Historiography of International Relations: Martin Wight in Fresh Conversation with Duroselle and Morgenthau |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Historiography of International Relations: Martin Wight in Fresh Conversation with Duroselle and Morgenthau |
| title_short | The Historiography of International Relations: Martin Wight in Fresh Conversation with Duroselle and Morgenthau |
| title_sort | historiography of international relations martin wight in fresh conversation with duroselle and morgenthau |
| topic | Historiography of International Relations Martin Wight Jean-Baptiste Duroselle Hans Morgenthau Middle Course |
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