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A totally unexpected Kelsen - Biographical. Philosophical. A light on our times.--George Soros, Founder, Open Society Foundations, New York Hans Kelsen lived through it all, and when you read his work through his life, as Robert Schuett does here, you earn a privileged insight into what was at stake in the 20th century, and why. As that 20th century drips on, you will want to pay attention to this.--Miles Hollingworth In this engaging account of Hans Kelsen's life and work, Robert Schuett shows how Kelsen's methodological individualism resolves the antinomies of form and force, law and politics, the state and human nature, pure theory and responsible realism, thus anchoring a powerful alternative to Carl Schmitt's organic conception of rule.--Nicholas G. Onuf, Florida International University Presents a new Kelsen: the progressive political realist. A major step forwards for Kelsen scholarship.--Clemens Jabloner, former Vice-Chancellor and Justice Minister of Austria Robert Schuett's account is a pioneering and fascinating insight into the political vision and commitment of one of the most important intellectual figures of the 20th century. It is a brilliant and sophisticated portrayal of Hans Kelsen as a political theorist and actor and makes a compelling case for his continued political relevance.--Peter M.R. Stirk, Durham University Schuett, in this accessible and exciting book, brings this grand figure out from the shadows.--Stephen P. Turner, University of South Florida Very timely. A new rendering of this iconic Austrian-American's life and thought: Hans Kelsen on war and peace.--Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, President of the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation, Vienna This monumental analytical work on Kelsen's famous explanation of world politics from a methodological justice-seeking perspective leaves us impressed and fairly convinced of the fact that Kelsen, in the hands of Robert Schuett, presents himself as a realist rather than an idealist [...] Both style and art of telling earns our applause. This immediately calls for the reader's attention and, to be sure, he or she will get satisfi ed: Kelsen's contemporary mentalist connections gain colour. A gentle genre painting of the world of yesterday bobs up.--Ursula Werther-Pietsch ""Zeitschrift für öffentliches Recht""

"A totally unexpected Kelsen - Biographical. Philosophical. A light on our times.--George Soros, Founder, Open Society Foundations, New York Hans Kelsen lived through it all, and when you read his work through his life, as Robert Schuett does here, you earn a privileged insight into what was at stake in the 20th century, and why. As that 20th century drips on, you will want to pay attention to this.--Miles Hollingworth In this engaging account of Hans Kelsen's life and work, Robert Schuett shows how Kelsen's methodological individualism resolves the antinomies of form and force, law and politics, the state and human nature, pure theory and responsible realism, thus anchoring a powerful alternative to Carl Schmitt's organic conception of rule.--Nicholas G. Onuf, Florida International University Presents a new Kelsen: the progressive political realist. A major step forwards for Kelsen scholarship.--Clemens Jabloner, former Vice-Chancellor and Justice Minister of Austria Robert Schuett's account is a pioneering and fascinating insight into the political vision and commitment of one of the most important intellectual figures of the 20th century. It is a brilliant and sophisticated portrayal of Hans Kelsen as a political theorist and actor and makes a compelling case for his continued political relevance.--Peter M.R. Stirk, Durham University Schuett, in this accessible and exciting book, brings this grand figure out from the shadows.--Stephen P. Turner, University of South Florida Very timely. A new rendering of this iconic Austrian-American's life and thought: Hans Kelsen on war and peace.--Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, President of the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation, Vienna This monumental analytical work on Kelsen's famous explanation of world politics from a methodological justice-seeking perspective leaves us impressed and fairly convinced of the fact that Kelsen, in the hands of Robert Schuett, presents himself as a realist rather than an idealist [...] Both style and art of telling earns our applause. This immediately calls for the reader's attention and, to be sure, he or she will get satisfi ed: Kelsen's contemporary mentalist connections gain colour. A gentle genre painting of the world of yesterday bobs up.--Ursula Werther-Pietsch ""Zeitschrift f�r �ffentliches Recht"""

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Robert Schuett is a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Salzburg. He has a Ph.D. from the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University. His research and teaching interests are International Relations theory and foreign-policy realism. Recent publications include The Edinburgh Companion to Political Realism (Edinburgh University Press, 2018) and The Concept of the State in International Relations (Edinburgh University Press, 2015). He lives and works in Vienna.

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