The Palgrave Handbook of International Political Theory by Williams, Howard; Boucher, David; Sutch, Peter;

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​This handbook provides an exploration of the field of International Political Theory (IPT), which in its broadest terms, examines the ways in which ideas about justice, sovereignty, and legitimacy shape international politics. It is a comprehensive resource for those interested in understanding the philosophical, political, and legal issues that arise from interactions between states, peoples, and global actors. The two volumes of the handbook cover a wide range of topics, from the foundations of international political thought to the latest debates in the field. They are designed to give readers a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and arguments within international political theory and provide an introduction to the main debates in the field.

Volume 1 takes us from the ancient world to the formation of the modern state system as we lay the groundwork for a critical understanding of changes in, and challenges to, core ideas such as sovereignty, international law andterritorial integrity. The contributions to this volume explore the European domination of the discipline providing insights into how it came to conceive the world in its own image. They also focus on non-Western perspectives and reactions to European hegemony.

Table of Contents:

Introduction (David Boucher, Alexandros Koutsoukis, David Reidy, David Sullivan, Peter Sutch, and Howard Williams).- Part I: The Ancient World.- Chapter 1. The Chinese Contribution to Theorizing International Relations (Rosita Dellios).- Chapter 2.Thucydides and Social Processes: Beyond Tragedy (Alexandros Koutsoukis).- Chapter 3. Stoicism, Cicero and Relations Among Nations (David Boucher).- Part II: Early Christianity and Early Modern Christianity.- Chapter 4. Augustine, Realism, and their Revealed Truth (Huw L. Williams) .- Chapter 5. The Roman Empire and the Universal Church (Cary C. Nederman) .- Chapter 6. Crusader-Muslim Relations: The Power of Diplomacy in a Troubling Age (Suleiman A. Mourad) .- Chapter 7. The Conceptual Challenge: Europe and the New World (Camilla Boisen).- Part III: The Westphalian Moment.- Chapter 8.Dynamic cosmopolis: The “Westphalian world order” and beyond (Georg Cavallar) .- Chapter9.The Cosmopolitan Challenge: Cosmopolitan Ideas in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century (Oliver Eberl).- Chapter 10. The Positivist Challenge, the Rise of Realism, and the Demise of Nationalism (Felix Rösch).- Part IV: Colonialism, Decolonisation and Postcolonialism.- Chapter 11. Amílcar Cabral and the International: Race, Colonialism, Liberation (Branwen Gruffydd Jones) .- Chapter 12. Imperialism and its critics (Demin Duan and Howard Williams) .- Chapter 13. The African Challenge and its Aftermath: Colonial Legacies and the (Re)making of the International Legal Order (Sara Dezalay) .- Chapter 14. New Imperialism (Brett Bowden).- Part V: Progress and Promise of International Law.- Chapter 15. Practicing Humanity: Humanisation and Contemporary International Political Theory (Peter Sutch and Oliver Pierce) .- Chapter 16. Hegel and International Political Theory (Tony Burns) .- Chapter 17. Just War Theory: Past, Present, and Future (Cian O’Driscoll).- Chapter 18. Three Axial Ages of Religion, Law and Global Constitutionalism (Hauke Brunkhorst).- Part VI: Challenges to Sovereignty, Territory and Borders.- Chapter 19. Conceptual Foundations of Sovereignty and the Rise of the Modern State (Silviya Lechner).- Chapter 20. Nationalism and Intrastate Diversities (Andrew Vincent) .- Chapter 21. Universal Obligations: Jus Cogens and Obligations (Erga Omnes Christian Tomuschat) .- Chapter 22. Self-Determination and Secession: An Act of Collective Emancipation (Costas Laoutides) .- Chapter 23. Migration Across Borders (Gillian Brock).- Chapter 24. Remedying Cosmopolitan Wrongs: Indigenous Peoples, Kant, and Historical Injustice (Timothy Waligore) .- Chapter 25.Women and War (Caron E. Gentry and Rebecca Wilson).