ENGLISH

Logic of Internationalism: Coercion and Accommodation

By Kjell Goldmann

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1994
ISBN
0415095980, 9780415095983, 9780203303474, 9780415095990, 0415095999, 0203303474
LCC
JC362 .G59 1994
Open Library ID
OL1434205M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
866 kB (887126 bytes)
Series
New International Relations
Pages
253\253
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34
Международные отношения;Международные отношения

Description

Internationalism is the view that institution-building and peaceful cooperation will make peace and security prevail in a system of independent states. This book examines this controversial topic and discusses whether such a view is realistic or whether international relations are typically characterised by tension and war.Kjell Goldmann seeks to examine the plausibility of internationalism under present-day conditions. A theory of internationalism is outlined and is shown to have two dimensions: one coercive (to enforce the rules and decisions of international institutions) and one accommodative (to avoid confrontation by means of mutual understanding and compromise). Problematic features of the theory are then considered in detail: the assumption that all international cooperation tends to inhibit war, and the tension inherent in the joint pursuit of coercion and accommodation.

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