Title Liberal internationalism : theory, history, practice / Beate Jahn, School of European Studies, University of Sussex

Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Series Palgrave studies in international relations Palgrave studies in international relations. Contents Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Contemporary Liberal Theories; 3 Classical Liberal Theory; 4 Politics; 5 Economics; 6 Norms; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Summary "This book presents a radical intervention into the contemporary literature on liberalism, addressing the core problems surrounding liberal internationalism, explaining the disjuncture between liberal theory and practice and offering a firmer grasp on the historical role of liberalism in world politics. Despite the hegemonic position of liberalism after the end of the Cold War, liberal foreign policies like democracy promotion, humanitarian intervention and neoliberal economic policies widely failed to achieve their aims. This study provides a conception of liberalism that accounts for the successes as well as failures of these policies. It shows that the attempt to realize liberal principles in practice simultaneously generates nonliberal forces. This dynamic explains the tragic fate of liberalism in history: the moments of its greatest triumph give rise to its most serious crises. It suggests, therefore, that the main challenge for liberal foreign policies does not lie in confronting external threats but in designing policies that avoid internal fragmentation. Jahn opens up liberalism to the kind of focused debate and criticism that has hitherto been avoided, locating the core principles of liberalism and applying them to politics, economics, and ethics. This book will be an essential source to all scholars of international relations theory and liberal foreign policy."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-212) and index Notes Print version record Subject International relations -- Philosophy. Liberalism. liberalism. International relations. Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies. PHILOSOPHY -- Political. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Conservatism & Liberalism. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. Politics and Government. International relations -- Philosophy Liberalism Internationale Politik Liberalismus International relations. Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies. Politics and Government. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781137348432 1137348437

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