scholarly journals Revisitando os Eixos Fundamentais do Direito Internacional e das Relações Internacionais por meio do Realismo Clássico: Novas Epistemologias e Categorizações

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thales Cavalcanti Castro
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
University Of Pennsylvania ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Realism ◽  
Indiana University ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Classical Realism ◽  
Indiana University Of Pennsylvania

REVISITANDO OS EIXOS FUNDAMENTAIS DO DIREITO INTERNACIONAL E DAS RELAÇÕES INTERNACIONAIS POR MEIO DO REALISMO CLÁSSICO: NOVAS EPISTEMOLOGIAS E CATEGORIZAÇÕES REVISITING THE FUNDAMENTAL AXES OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THROUGH CLASSICAL REALISM: NEW EPISTEMOLOGIES AND CATEGORIZATIONS Thales Cavalcanti Castro* RESUMO: O presente artigo visa a fornecer reflexões críticas e atualizadas sobre a intersecção teórica entre os eixos do Direito Internacional com o realismo político (maquiavélico-hobbesiano) presente nas epistemologias e práxis das Relações Internacionais contemporâneas. Trata-se de um debate interdisciplinar, cuja premissa maior é revelar as possibilidades de encontrar um caminho de síntese (Aufhebung hegeliano) entre ambas as molduras teóricas da visão deôntica do Direito Internacional com a perspectiva ôntica do realismo clássico presente nas Relações Internacionais. A obra clássica do Testamento Política do Cardeal Richelieu foi utilizada como moldura para reforço das reflexões do corte epistêmico realista clássico em Maquiavel. Foram aqui apresentadas linhas gerais para uma revisita histórica e conceitual do realismo político das Relações Internacionais com eixos de comunicabilidade com o Direito Internacional, gerando conclusões, à luz do clássico, O Princípe, de Maquiavel, como formas de aproximação da estrutura legal-normativa internacional mais porosa às dinâmicas da interação entre os povos atualmente. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Fundamentos do Direito Internacional. Realismo Político. Filosofia Política Internacionalista. Interdisciplinaridade. Teoria das Relações Internacionais. ABSTRACT: This article has the purpose to provide critical and updated analysis on the theoretical intersection of the pillars of international law with political realism (within the Machiavellian-Hobbesian perspective) present in current epistemology and practices of contemporary international relations. It is an interdisciplinary debate presented here, whose major premise is to reveal the possibilities of finding a way of synthesis (Hegelian Aufhebung) from both theoretical framework of the deontic view of international law with the ontic perspective of classical realism present in International Relations. The classical opus Political Testament of Cardinal Richelieu was used herein as a theoretical framework to reinforce the epistemological breakthrough of classical realism in Machiavelli. This article moreover presented the guidelines for a historical and conceptual revisit of the political realism enshrined in International Relations theoretical approaches with communicability with international law, thus generating conclusions in the light of Machiavelli’s classic opus, The Prince, as a way of approach to an international legal-normative framework more porous to the dynamics of the peoples’ interaction today.  KEYWORDS: International law foundations. Political realism. Political philosophy of International Relations. Interdisciplinarity. International Relations Theory. *  Coordenador da graduação e pós-graduação em Relações Internacionais da FADIC (Faculdade Damas da Instrução Cristã). Doutor em Ciência Política pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Bacharel e Mestre em Relações Internacionais pela Indiana University of Pennsylvania, EUA. Assessor Internacional da Reitoria da UNICAP (Universidade Católica de Pernambuco).

Part I Introduction, Ch.3 The Law and Politics of International Organizations

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dunoff Jeffrey L
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Law ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
The Political ◽  
Law And Politics ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Institutional Fragmentation

This chapter describes the contours of the international law (IL) and international relations (IR) scholarship on international organizations (IOs), as well as some of its key characteristics and debates. It proceeds in three parts. Part I briefly surveys the major theoretical approaches to the creation and functions of IOs found in the IL and IR literature. Part II analyzes the most important conceptual debates that have occupied IO scholars in recent years, including debates over the autonomy, accountability, and legitimacy of IOs. Part III explores a cluster of policy dilemmas, including the political implications of institutional fragmentation, how to manage IO interactions, and why IOs increasingly seem unable to effectively address matters of pressing international concern.

“Filthy Lapdogs,” “Jerks,” and “Hitler”: Making Sense of Insults in International Relations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Rousseau ◽  
Stephane J Baele
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
International Interactions

Abstract This paper offers an original theoretical framework for the study of insults in international relations (IR). Bringing into IR the two main theoretical approaches to aggravating language, slurs and dysphemisms, we conceptualize insults’ disruptive impact on international interactions in a way that explains their logic, consequences, and risks. Specifically, we argue that insults constitute both at once tactical tools used by international actors to achieve their interests by disrupting an interaction and modifying the payoffs associated with it and linguistic artifacts constructing and sharpening self- and other identities. The components of our theoretical framework are illustrated with a wide range of empirical cases of international insults.

scholarly journals Towards a critical concept of the statesperson

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Beardsworth
Keyword(s):  
National Interest ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Realism ◽  
Critical Thought ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Classical Realism ◽  
Agent Of Change ◽  
Hans Morgenthau

This article considers convergence between classical realism and critical theory in relation to pressing political problems. It argues that the spirit of both traditions can help develop critical reflection on the state as an agent of change. I suggest that too much recent critical theorization has avoided the state in its attention to social movements, but that a critical concept of state leadership is now required to address global threats and challenges. The article rehearses this critical concept in three stages. It considers, first, how the concept of national interest drives statecraft in the authorship of Hans Morgenthau and how complex this concept is both in its own terms and with regard to the political effects of the nuclear revolution. It develops, second, a multi-layered concept of responsibility as the guiding concept of statecraft in a world of increasingly incompatible demands. It argues, third, that these concepts of national interest and responsibility need to be aligned with global imperatives so that a greater marriage between the global and the national is possible. I conclude that it is the task of contemporary critical thought to address this present through a reimagined political realism.

International Relations Theory, International Law, and the Regime Governing Atrocities in Internal Conflicts

1999 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth W. Abbott
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
International Relations Theory ◽  
Ir Theory ◽  
Internal Conflicts ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Cross Fertilization

Over the last ten years, international relations (IR) theory, a branch of political science, has animated some of the most exciting scholarship in international law.1 If a true joint discipline has not yet emerged,2 scholars in both fields have clearly established the value of interdisciplinary cross-fertilization. Yet IR—like international law—comprises several distinct theoretical approaches or “methods.” While this complexity makes interactions between the disciplines especially rich, it also makes them difficult to explore concisely. This essay thus constitutes something of a minisymposium in itself: it summarizes the four principal schools of IR theory—conventionally identified as “realist,” “institutionalist,” “liberal” and “constructivist”—and then applies them to the norms and institutions governing serious violations of human dignity during internal conflicts (the “atrocities regime”).

Deconfusing Morgenthau: moral inquiry and classical realism reconsidered

2000 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM BAIN
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
American Foreign Policy ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Moral Inquiry ◽  
Political Realism ◽  
Moral Tradition ◽  
Moral Voice ◽  
Classical Realism

This article explores Jim George's claim that Hans Morgenthau's notion of political realism is founded upon a spectator theory of knowledge and that it discloses no meaningful distinction between theory and practice. An investigation of Morgenthau's understanding of scientific inquiry, the relation of theory and practice, and his views on American foreign policy suggests that both of these claims may be misplaced. Rather Morgenthau's realism is an authentic moral voice in the discourse of world politics which emphasizes the importance of judgment and the need to locate statecraft in historical, social, and political context. It is a realism that is representative of a rich moral tradition, one which orders, arranges, and prioritizes fundamental human values and which is concerned with how these values might be realized. This conclusion not only emancipates a valuable tradition of scholarship, it also raises important question about how we engage and organize the discipline of international relations and it suggests that some critical thinking spaces may provide a rather limited refuge for those wishing to go beyond Morgenthau and realism.

scholarly journals Everyone Likes a Challenge: Getting Students' Attention with Interactive Games and Authentic Assignments

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-161
Author(s):  
Theresa McDevitt
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
University Of Pennsylvania ◽  
Indiana University ◽  
Mental Processes ◽  
Interactive Games ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Google Search ◽  
Indiana University Of Pennsylvania

Most college students today have little trouble finding information through Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Wikipedia. They find it more challenging when asked to locate, evaluate, and ethically use the highest quality and most appropriate resources, which might require them to look beyond the first few hits in a Google search. Academic librarians are spending more time designing and delivering instruction to help students develop these important information literacy skills. How can librarians design their classes to promote the learning of these higher-order mental processes? How can they capture the attention of their students and engage them in the learning process? Adding games, activities, and authentic or problem based assignments to existing instruction sessions may be the answer. This article will discuss how librarians at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Libraries have made instruction more engaging and effective by adding action to orientations and authenticity to assignments.

scholarly journals International relations between balance of power and balance of threat (theoretical framework)

2019 ◽  
pp. 285-298
Author(s):  
م.د.حيدر زاير العامري
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
International Order ◽  
The Political ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Hard Power ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
The U.S

The international order have been changed during the modern and contemporary history, and however those changing in international order doesn't go to beyond several concepts such as " balance of power";" conflict"; "power" and " threaten", which all those are depending on the fundamentals or basic terms which was called " power" or" hard power". In this time, we can say that the political relations among the effective units could be analyzed according to the concept of " balance of threaten" instead of the classic concept which had called " balance of power" that the scholars used to describe the international relations . In conclusion , the concept of " balance of threaten" has a significant importance in the studies of the international relations especially after the attack of 11 september at the U.S.

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