1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910824844503321

Autore

Burchill Scott <1961->

Titolo

The national interest in international relations theory [[electronic resource] /] / Scott Burchill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

ISBN

1-280-28314-9

0-230-00577-2

9786610283149

Edizione

[1st ed. 2005.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 224 p.)

Disciplina

327.1/01

Soggetti

National interest

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-221) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Origins and Antecedents -- 2 Conventional Perspectives: Realist Approaches -- 3 Critical Perspectives: Marxist and Anarchist Approaches -- 4 Progressive Perspectives: Liberal Approaches -- 5 Progressive Perspectives: the English School -- 6 Progressive Perspectives: Constructivism -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Tables 1 and 2 -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first systematic and critical analysis of the concept of national interest from the perspective of contemporary theories of International Relations, including realist, Marxist, anarchist, liberal, English School and constructivist perspectives. Scott Burchill explains that although commonly used in diplomacy, the national interest is a highly problematic concept and a poor guide to understanding the motivations of foreign policy.