Worldviews and Theories of International Relations

203 Pages·1994·10.71 MB·English

by  Jürg Martin Gabriel (auth.)

WORLDVIEWS AND THEORIES OF
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Also by Jiirg Martin Gabriel
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Worldviews and
Theories of
International Relations
Jiirg Martin Gabriel
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DOI 10.1057/9780230390034
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gabriel, Jiirg Martin, 1940-
Worldviews and theories of international relations I Jiirg Martin
Gabriel.
p. em.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-312-10210-4 (cloth)
I. International relations-Philosophy. I. Title. II. Title:
World views and theories of international relations.
JXI39l.G25 1994
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To Gianina and Alex
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Contents
List of Figures ix
Acknowledgements X
Introduction 1
1 Worldviews and Theories 7
Conventional Categories 7
Four World views 12
On Theorizing 17
2 Classical Theories 29
Gentz: Balance of Power 29
Clausewitz: War as an Instrument 36
Bernhardi: Militaristic Imperialism 42
Kant: Perpetual Peace 51
Hobson: Social Democracy 59
Angell: Interdependence 65
Wilson: Collective Security 71
3 Contemporary Theories 81
Waltz: Neo-Realism 81
Gilpin: Hegemonic Change 88
Kahn: Deterrence 96
Gray: Geopolitics 106
Rosecrance: Free Trade 115
Keohane: Regimes 123
Osgood: Tension Reduction 130
Falk: Central Guidance 137
4 Worldviews: A Summary 149
Anarchic Idealist Theories 149
Hierarchic Idealist Theories 155
Anarchic Realist Theories 157
Hierarchic Realist Theories 162
Conclusions 166
Notes 169
Index 190
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List of Figures
1.1 Scholarly Interests in International Relations 13
1.2 Four World views 15
1.3 Idealist Transfonnation Theories 16
1.4 Realist Transfonnation Theories 17
3.1 Existing World Order System 139
3.2 Projected Growth Curves for Actors in the
World Order System 142
3.3 World Polity Association 143
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