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This book offers the first comprehensive account and re-appraisal
of the formative phase of what is often termed the 'Grotian
tradition' in international relations theory: the view that
sovereign states are not free to act at will, but are akin to
members of a society, bound by its norms. It examines the period
from the later fifteenth to the mid-seventeenth centuries, focusing
on four thinkers: Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius himself,
and is structured by the author's concept of international society.
Erasmus' views on international relations have been entirely
neglected, but underlying his work is a consistent image of
international society. The theologian Francisco de Vitoria concerns
himself with its normative principles, the lawyer Alberico Gentili
- unexpectedly, the central figure in the narrative - with its
extensive practical applications. Grotius, however, does not
re-affirm the concept, but wavers at crucial points. This book
suggests that the Grotian tradition is a misnomer.
This book offers the first comprehensive account and re-appraisal
of the formative phase of what is often termed the 'Grotian
tradition' in international relations theory: the view that
sovereign states are not free to act at will, but are akin to
members of a society, bound by its norms. It examines the period
from the later fifteenth to the mid-seventeenth centuries, focusing
on four thinkers: Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius himself,
and is structured by the author's concept of international society.
Erasmus' views on international relations have been entirely
neglected, but underlying his work is a consistent image of
international society. The theologian Francisco de Vitoria concerns
himself with its normative principles, the lawyer Alberico Gentili
- unexpectedly, the central figure in the narrative - with its
extensive practical applications. Grotius, however, does not
re-affirm the concept, but wavers at crucial points. This book
suggests that the Grotian tradition is a misnomer.
Although much has been written on international crises, the
literature suffers from a lack of historical depth, and a
proliferation of competing theoretical frameworks. Through case
studies drawing on the rich historical experience of crisis
diplomacy, James Richardson offers an integrated analysis based on
a critical assessment of the main theoretical approaches. Due
weight is given to systemic and structural factors, but also to the
specific historical factors of each case, and to theories which do
not presuppose rationality as well as those which do. Crisis
diplomacy the major political choices made by decision makers, and
their strategies, judgments and misjudgments - is found to play a
crucial role in each of the case studies. This broad historical
inquiry is especially timely when the ending of the Cold War has
removed the settled parameters within which the superpowers
conducted their crisis diplomacy.
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