Tragedy and International Relations [[electronic resource] /] / edited by T. Erskine, R. Lebow

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785798003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-58768-8; 9786613900135; 0-230-39033-1
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2012.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (239 p.)
• Collana: Palgrave Studies in International Relations
• Disciplina: 327.101
• Soggetti: International relations; Political theory; Political philosophy; Political science; World politics; International Relations; Political Theory; Political Philosophy; Political Science; Political History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: understanding tragedy and understanding international relations -- Part I. Recovering the tragic dimension of international relations: tragedy, ethics and international relations / Mervyn Frost; tragedy, progress and the international order / James Mayall; tragedy or skepticism? defending the anti-Pelagian mind in world politics / Nicholas Rengger; tragedy, politics and political science / Richard Ned Lebow -- Part II. Tragedy and international relations as political theory: tragic choices and contemporary international political theory / Chris Brown; the tragedy of tragedy / J. Peter Euben; tragedy and ethical community in world politics / Richard Beardsworth; tragedy and ; political theory: progressivism without an ideal / Kamila Stullerova -- Part III. On the nature of tragedy in international relations: a pessimism of strength? tragedy and political virtue / Benjamin A. Schupmann; Nietzsche and questions of tragedy, tyranny and international relations / Tracy Strong; tragedies and international relations / Catherine Lu; the drama viewed from elsewhere / Robbie Shilliam -- Conclusion: learning from tragedy and refocusing international relations.
• Sommario/riassunto: Nowhere are clashes between competing ethical perspectives more prevalent than in the realm of International Relations. Thus, understanding tragedy is directly relevant to understanding IR. This volume explores the various ways that tragedy can be used as a lens through which international relations might be brought into clearer focus.