Overview

Bringing together eminent International Relations (IR) scholars from China and the West, this book examines moral realism from a range of different perspectives. Through its analyses, it verifies the robustness of moral realism in IR theory. The first section of the book is written by Chinese scholars and dedicated to debates about how moral realism relates to traditional schools of IR theory. The latter portion, provided by Western contributors, critically investigates both the universal and practical values of moral realism. Finally, Yan Xuetong concludes by responding constructively to all criticisms and further exploring the nature and characteristics of interstate leadership in moral realism.

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Author:   Yan Xuetong (Tsinghua University, Beijing, China) ,  Fang Yuanyuan (Tsinghua University, Beijing, China)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529232622

ISBN 10:   1529232627
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   09 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Interstate Leadership, Moral Realism, and Its Critiques - Yan Xuetong and Fang Yuanyuan 2. IR Moral Realism as A Universal Theory - Yan Xuetong 3. Moral Realism as An Alternative Approach to Agent-Structure Problem - Fang Yuanyuan 4. Prospects, Promise, and Limitations of Moral Realism - Wang Qingxin 5. Ideal Morality and Realist Interest of Moral Realism - Kai He 6. The Conception of Morality in Moral Realism - Feng Zhang 7. Moral Realism and Hegemonic Transition - Athanasios Platias and Vasilis Trigkas 8. Innovation of Moral Realism and Dialogue with It - Mario Telò 9. Moral Realism and Sino-American Relations - Deborah Welch Larson 10. Moral Realism on Interstate Leadership in Response to Critics - Yan Xuetong Appendix 1: Pen Discussion Between Rajesh Rajagopalan and Yan Xuetong Appendix 2: “Chinese School” as An Inappropriate Title

Reviews

""In this era of US-China rivalry, an important reminder that leadership - of both rising and ruling powers - can be the difference between coexistence and codestruction."" Graham Allison, Harvard Kennedy School

Author Information

Yan Xuetong is the Director of The Institute of International Studies at Tsinghua University. Fang Yuanyuan is Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University.

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