Hegemony & History

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This collection of essays records the development of Adam Watson's thinking about international theory from the 1950s to the present, exploring his contribution to, and the development of, the English School. Adam Watson was one of the members of the British Committee on the Theory of International Politics alongside Herbert Butterfield, Martin Wight and Hedley Bull and a founding member of the English School. The committee developed a theory of international society and the nature of order in world politics, which have had an important impact on the discipline of international relations, providing a framework and research agenda for understanding international politics that continues to shape the discipline in the present day. Dedication Epigraph Contents Series editors’ preface Author’s introductory note Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: A voyage of exploration 2 The British Committee on the Theory of International Politics 3 Martin Wight and the Theory of International Relations 4 Hedley Bull, states systems and international societies 5 The Anarchical Society in the history of international relations: Discussions with Hedley Bull 6 Justice between states 7 The prospects for a more integrated international society 8 “The Practice Outruns the Theory” 9 The future of the Westphalian anti-hegemonial international system 10 International relations and the practice of hegemony 11 The changing international system 12 1878: A case study in collective hegemony 13 Hegemony & History Bibliography Index