Moral limit and possibility in world politics / edited by Richard M. Price.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Price, Richard M. (Richard MacKay), 1964-

Series:

Cambridge studies in international relations ; 107.

Cambridge studies in international relations ; 107

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Moral and ethical aspects.

International relations.

Normativity (Ethics).

Physical Description:

xi, 309 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Summary:

At what point can we concede that the realities of world politics require that moral principles be compromised, and how do we know when a real ethical limit has been reached? This volume gathers leading constructivist scholars to explore the issue of moral limit and possibility in global political dilemmas. The contributors examine pressing ethical challenges such as sanctions, humanitarian intervention, torture, the self-determination of indigenous peoples, immigration, and the debate about international criminal tribunals and amnesties in cases of atrocity. Their analyses entail theoretical and empirical claims about the conditions of possibility and limits of moral change in world politics, therefore providing insightful leverage on the ethical question of 'what ought we to do?' This is a valuable contribution to the growing field of normative theory in International Relations and will appeal to scholars and advanced students of international ethics and political theory.

Contents:

1 Moral limit and possibility in world politics / Richard Price 1

2 Constructivism and the structure of ethical reasoning / Christian Reus-Smit 53

3 The role of consequences, comparison and counterfactuals in constructivist ethical thought / Kathryn Sikkink 83

4 Sovereignty, recognition and indigenous peoples / Jonathan Havercroft 112

5 Policy hypocrisy or political compromise? Assessing the morality of US policy toward undocumented migrants / Amy Gurowitz 138

6 Lie to me: sanctions on Iraq, moral argument and the international politics of hypocrisy / Marc Lynch 165

7 Paradoxes in humanitarian intervention / Martha Finnemore 197

8 Inevitable inequalities? Approaching gender equality and multiculturalism / Ann Towns 225

9 Interstate community-building and the identity/difference predicament / Bahar Rumelili 253

10 Progress with a price / Richard Price 281.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521888165

0521888166

9780521716208

0521716209

OCLC:

226303374