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On World Politics

R.G. Collingwood, Michael Oakeshott and Neotraditionalism in International Relations

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  • © 2005

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  1. Alexander Astrov

    1. Central European University, Hungary

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Prologue

    • Alexander Astrov
    Pages 1-10

  3. Another Case for The Classical Approach

    • Alexander Astrov
    Pages 11-35

  4. Politics

    • Alexander Astrov
    Pages 36-60

  5. Poetry

    • Alexander Astrov
    Pages 61-85

  6. Civilization

    • Alexander Astrov
    Pages 86-110

  7. Tradition

    • Alexander Astrov
    Pages 111-138

  8. Neotraditionalism in International Relations

    • Alexander Astrov
    Pages 139-159

  9. Epilogue

    • Alexander Astrov
    Pages 160-163

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 164-184
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About this book

This book outlines an idea of world politics as an activity of thinking and speaking about the conditions of world order. World order is understood not as an arrangement of entities but a complex of variously situated activities conducted by individuals as members of diverse associations of their own. Within contemporary International Relations it entails a theoretical position, neotraditionalism, as a reformulation of the initial 'traditionalist' approach in the wake of rationalism and subsequent reflectivist critique.

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'Alexander Astrov is a remarkable scholar who has command of two very different literatures - contemporary International Relations theory in all its variants, positivist and non-positivist, and the aesthetically-oriented political philosophy and theories of history of figures such as Collingwood and Oakeshott. In On World Politics he manages to combine these two literatures to create a fascinating study of what International Relations theory could have been and should still be. This is a fascinating and deeply rewarding book, highly recommended to political theorists of all persuasions.' - Chris Brown, Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • Central European University, Hungary

    Alexander Astrov

About the author

ALEXANDER ASTROV is Assistant Professor in International Relations at the Central European University in Budapest. His research interests include International Relations Theory, International Political Theory, Classical Political Theory, the Scottish Enlightenment and British Idealism.

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