Kant and international relations theory : cosmopolitan community-building / Dora Ion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ion, Dora, 1974-

Series:

Routledge innovations in political theory ; 43.

Routledge innovations in political theory ; 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

International relations--Philosophy.

International relations.

Peace (Philosophy).

Internationalism.

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804--Political and social views.

Kant, Immanuel.

Political and social views.

Physical Description:

x, 172 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

This text reconsiders Immanuel Kant's famous essay on "Perpetual Peace," which many international relations theorists have looked to as a template for an international democratic order. Ion (political science, U. of Pittsburgh) believes that the essay and Kant's views on politics related to it have been misunderstood. Specifically she takes issue with contractual liberal democratic interpretation of Kant's republicanism and challenges it with a cosmopolitan communitarian one. She spends two chapters comparing and contrasting conceptions and critiques of both democratic peace theory and peaceful communities of states. The work of Deutche, Katzenstein, Foltz, Kacowicz, Russet and Crawford are considered. A concluding chapter applies Ion's considerations to the European Union. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Literature review

The Kantian peace as a process of cosmopolitan community building

Towards perpetual peace

Comparative conceptions and critiques of democractic peace theory

Comparative conceptions and critiques of peaceful communities of states

Concluding remarks and reflections on the European Union.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415617796

0415617790

9780203122754

0203122755

OCLC:

666242831