Niebuhrian international relations : the ethics of foreign policymaking

Niebuhrian international relations : the ethics of foreign policymaking / Gregory J. Moore.

"Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) may have been the most influential and insightful American thinker of the twentieth century. In dealing with the intricacies of human nature, society, politics, ethics, theology, racism and international relations, Niebuhr the teacher, preacher, philosopher, social...

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Main Author: Moore, Gregory J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Niebuhr, Reinhold, > 1892-1971 > Political and social views.
Niebuhr, Reinhold, > 1892-1971
International relations > Philosophy.
International relations > Moral and ethical aspects.
Christianity and international relations.
Political realism.
Christianity and international relations
International relations > Moral and ethical aspects
International relations > Philosophy
Political and social views
Political realism
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Niebuhr's enduring relevance
  • Contextualizing Niebuhr : a biography and a sketch of his intellectual development
  • Niebuhr on human nature
  • Niebuhr on collective society, nations and international relations
  • Niebuhr on the UN, globalization, and the potential for national transcendence
  • Niebuhr on U.S. policy in the Cold War
  • Niebuhrian take-aways on the just war tradition and the US invasion of Iraq
  • Niebuhrian take-aways on humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect
  • Niebuhrian take-aways for the West regarding the twenty-first century rise of China
  • Locating Reinhold Niebuhr in contemporary IR theory.

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