Causal Inquiry In International Relations

Suganami, Hidemi

R. C. Humphreys, Dr Adam

New York, Oxford University Press

<p>In this highly original and important book, the author analyzes one of the fundamental questions of international relations: what causes war? Drawing on historical, statistical, and philosophical perspectives to produce an innovative theory, the author rejects the simplistic notion that war can be explained by some straightforward formula, yet demonstrates that there are basic similarities among the diverse origins of wars. Comparing various narrative accounts of the origins of wars, the author shows that enquiry into the causes of war is inseparable from the question of responsibility<br></p>

On the Causes of War

History

Military

Clarendon Press

Causal Inquiry in International Relations

Politics & Social Sciences

Humphreys, Adam R. C.

Philosophy

Oxford University Press

This contribution to the history of ideas examines how best to organize the world. It covers the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, bringing the study of the history of ideas about the world order up to date. The author analyzes a large number of proposals for world order, peace, justice, and welfare, and explains the distinctive features of these proposals historically. The central organizing concept of the book is what is known to specialists in international relations as the "domestic analogy": the idea that interstate relations are amenable to the same type of institutional control as the relations of individuals and groups within the state. From such an idea sprang the League of Nations, the United Nations and its agencies, and many international institutions including the EEC. The book examines how this particular mode of reasoning about international relations has evolved against changing historical backgrounds.

The Domestic Analogy and World Order Proposals (Cambridge Studies in International Relations, Series Number 6)

Foreign & International Law

Cambridge University Press

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