02351nam 22005054a 450 991082484450332120240418013556.01-280-28314-90-230-00577-2978661028314910.1057/9780230005778(CKB)1000000000245893(MiAaPQ)EBC343792(DE-He213)978-0-230-00577-8(Au-PeEL)EBL343792(CaPaEBR)ebr10103785(CaONFJC)MIL28314(OCoLC)559943208(EXLCZ)99100000000024589320041215d2005 uy 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe national interest in international relations theory /Scott Burchill1st ed. 2005.Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;New York Palgrave Macmillan20051 online resource (VIII, 224 p.) 1-349-52596-0 1-4039-4979-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-221) and index.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.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.National interestNational interest.327.1/01Burchill Scott1961-281421MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824844503321The national interest in international relations theory3923982UNINA