Realism

Interview – Madison Cartwright

E-International Relations • Dec 12 2018 • Features

Madison Cartwright discusses his PhD research, Trump’s trade policies, the EU’s controversial Copyright directive and the advantages of synthesising Marxism and Realism.

Norms, Norm Violations, and IR Theory

Scott N. Romaniuk and Francis Grice • Nov 15 2018 • Articles

With the shift from a unipolar world to a multipolar one, understanding the interactions between strong powers and norms, norm violations, and norm shifts is important.

Saving Grace or Achilles Heel? The Odd Relationship Between Nuclear Weapons and Neo-Realism

Adam P. MacDonald • Oct 25 2018 • Articles

Its time for Neo-Realists to quit using nuclear weapons as anomaly fixers, even if this necessities a fundamental reworking of their basic principles.

Rethinking World Systems Theory and Hegemony: Towards a Marxist-Realist Synthesis

Madison Cartwright • Oct 18 2018 • Articles

Realist and Marxist theories analyse the international economy as one of hierarchies that territorially partition the world and concentrate economic wealth within states.

Review – Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism

Richard W. Coughlin • Sep 6 2018 • Features

Ian Bremmer argues that the shortcomings of globalism have been channeled into ‘us vs. them politics’, however the solutions he offers need to be broadened.

Review – Kant’s International relations

Davide Orsi • Aug 31 2018 • Features

Molloy argues that Kant’s writings on international politics must be understood in relation to Kant’s broader philosophy which is something that devotees have neglected.

The ‘Clash of Civilizations’ and Realism in International Political Thought

Davide Orsi • Apr 15 2018 • Articles

Even though Huntington was critical of some of the assumptions of structural realism on the sources of conflict and on the role of states, he shared with the realists some important ideas.

Introducing Realism in International Relations Theory

Sandrina Antunes and Isabel Camisão • Feb 27 2018 • Articles

Realism claims to explain the reality of international politics by emphasising the constraints on politics that result from humankind’s nature and the absence of a central authority above the state.

A Contemporary Perspective on Realism

Felix Rösch and Richard Ned Lebow • Feb 17 2018 • Articles

Realism, especially in its classical form, is far from being ready for the dustbin of the history of IR theory – as some critics suggest.

Realism and Peaceful Change

Anders Wivel • Feb 9 2018 • Articles

Realism may sometimes bring ‘peace’, but it is always conditioned by power and serving the interests of some actors whilst going against the interests of others.

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