Overview

Comprising essays by Michael W. Doyle, Liberal Peace examines the special significance of liberalism for international relations. The volume begins by outlining the two legacies of liberalism in international relations - how and why liberal states have maintained peace among themselves while at the same time being prone to making war against non-liberal states. Exploring policy implications, the author focuses on the strategic value of the inter-liberal democratic community and how it can be protected, preserved, and enlarged, and whether liberals can go beyond a separate peace to a more integrated global democracy. Finally, the volume considers when force should and should not be used to promote national security and human security across borders, and argues against President George W. Bush's policy of ""transformative"" interventions. The concluding essay engages with scholarly critics of the liberal democratic peace. This book will be of great interest to students of international relations, foreign policy, political philosophy, and security studies.

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Author:   Michael Doyle (Columbia University, New York)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780415781749

ISBN 10:   0415781744
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   05 August 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Kantian Theory of Liberalism 1. Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs: Part I (1983) 2. Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs: Part II (1983) 3. Liberalism and World Politics (1986) Part 2: Liberalism in Theoretical Context 4. Politics and Grand Strategy (1993) 5. The Voice of the People: Political Theorists on the International Implications of Democracy (1994) 6. One World, Many Peoples: International Justice in John Rawls’s The Law of Peoples (2006) Part 3: Liberal Grand Strategies: Ethics and Politics 7. An International Liberal Community (1992) 8. A More Perfect Union? The Liberal Peace and the Challenge of Globalization (2000) 9. A Few Words on Mill, Walzer and Nonintervention (2009) Part 4: Conclusion 10. Conclusion: Liberal Peace revisited (2010)

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'Michael Doyle has been our intellectual leader in connecting the strands of liberal peace theory -- institutions, ideas, and transnational ties -- in light both of classical political philosophy and contemporary empirical reality. This collection of his essays, with a new introduction and conclusion, represents a major statement of his position as well as a handy volume bringing together a number of his important essays.' - Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University

Author Information

Michael W. Doyle is the Harold Brown Professor of International Affairs, Law, and Political Science at Columbia University. He is author of many books, including: Empires (1986); Ways of War and Peace (1997); and Striking First: Preemption and Prevention in International Conflict (2008). He is a former special adviser and assistant secretary-general of the United Nations and currently chair of the Advisory Board of the UN Democracy Fund.

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