The Politics of International Political Theory: Reflections on the Works of Chris Brown

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This book assesses the impact of the work of Chris Brown in the field of International Political Theory. The volume engages with general issues of IPT as well as basic issues such as the use and role of practical reasoning and presents a nuanced understanding about issues regarding the legitimacy of war and violence. It explores questions that pertain to human rights, morality, and ethics, and generally an outlook for devising a ‘better’ world. The project is ideal for audiences with interest in International Relations, Ethics and Morality Studies and International Political Theory.

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9783319932774   9783319932781   3030066282   3319932772

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10.1007/978-3-319-93278-1
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Postscriptum: Chris Brown, and International Political Theory Anywhere Else but in Bayreuth

The postscript deals with the challenges of writing a Festschrift and deals with the question of whether and to which degree Brown’s academic writings reflect some of his non-academic interests, most notably in Richard Wagner and the Rheingold.

In Response

In this chapter, Chris Brown briefly responds to the preceding chapters of the volume.

The Politics of Human Rights

The chapter addresses the phrase ‘The Politics of Humans Rights’ by taking up two seemingly disparate dimensions of Brown’s work on human rights. First, the question of the grounding of human rights in the light of Brown’s recent work on human rights and human nature. Second, the international polit... see more

Emotions and Political Limitations: Working Through the Broken Middle with Chris Brown

The chapter advances four arguments: First, that one of Brown’s legacies for International Political Theory is the precise art of engaging both sides in a discussion in nuanced and careful ways. Second, that Brown’s middle-ground position with its faith in liberal power is occasionally mismatched by... see more

War and the ‘Brotherhood of Hooliganism’

This chapter embraces the notion of international political theory as ‘Applied Political Philosophy’, and recognises Chris Brown’s special contribution to it. Brown’s most recent book—International Society, Global Polity—is then used as a provocation to examine the ‘International Society’ mindset on... see more

Between Sovereign Judgment and the International Rule of Law: The Protection of People from Mass Atrocities

Chris Brown argues that force, coercion and violence are features of all political orders. The reason is that justifying, scandalizing and perpetuating the use of force go hand in hand. The chapter addresses the underlying mechanisms with regard to the ‘Responsibility to Protect’—R2P. Chris Brown ar... see more

Chris Brown’s Liberal Conservatism, the Process of Moral Learning and Global Institutional Transformations

This chapter revisits the debate between Chris Brown, Mark Hoffmann and the author on the state-centric view and cosmopolitanism that took place quarter of a century ago. It first explores whether similar deconstructions would anymore be possible. Second, it discusses Brown’s ideas about global civi... see more

Cultural Incomprehension and the Tragic Sense of Life

The chapter connects Brown’s sceptical and anti-idealist tendency with two of his other interests in order to explore their implications further. These are the use of the Spanish ‘Requerimento’, or the ‘Requirement’, and International Distributive Justice, both of which illustrate, for him, the trag... see more

The Ethics of Brexit

The political and economic aspects of the 2016 Brexit decision by the UK have been widely discussed. Little discussed are the ethical questions it poses. A key question is: How should we, as participants in the global practices of international relations, evaluate Brexit from an ethical point of vie... see more

Humanity in International Political Theory: Chris Brown and the Principles, Politics and Practice of Humanitarianism

This chapter argues that Chris Brown’s work can help us negotiate the key dilemmas of humanitarian action. It takes the classic humanitarian principles—neutrality, impartiality, independence and humanity—as entry points for international political theorists to engage with this fascinating practice. ... see more

Practical Judgement: Inconsistent—Or Incoherent?

The chapter offers a brief summary of the notion of practical judgement in Brown’s work in general, and the manner in which he deploys it in the two essays in question. Secondly, it probes what we might assume such an account of practical judgement requires and asks how far, and to what extent, Brow... see more

The Politics of Judgement in International Political Theory

The aim of this chapter is to examine the distinctive features of Brown’s theoretical reasoning, and in particular the increasing importance he has given to concepts of practical and political judgement in his work. The chapter argues that although Brown’s rejection of moralism in international poli... see more

Dogmatic Anti-dogmatism: Learning from Chris Brown

International Relations theory has its own form of identity politics. Although coming under recent critique, the notion that theorists occupy ‘-isms’ that form essential parts of their academic identity is tenacious. Where does Chris Brown fit within this theoretical landscape, and what can we learn... see more

Introduction: The Politics of International Political Theory

The introductory chapter situates Chris Brown’s work in relation to wider themes in International Political Theory . It provides some context to Brown’s development as a scholar, looking to the ways in which his ideas emerged in relation to different debates and ideas in both political theory and in... see more

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