International Society, 1st ed. 2021 The English School Trends in European IR Theory Series

This book provides an introduction to, and analysis of, the English School?s views on International Relations as they developed from the somewhat vague state/society distinction to the present focus on foundation institutions, regional organisation and the globalization of international society. It focuses on key thinkers and texts and turning points and moves our understanding of the English School beyond the past work of the British Committee to the more recent work of Barry Buzan et. al. to offer a comprehensive overview and interrogation from the leading lights of this arm of International Relations thought. This volume is one of the cornerstones of the EISA sponsored Trends in European IR Theory series complementing the volumes on International Political Theory, Liberalism, Realism, International Political Economy, the post-positivist tradition, and Feminism published for the centenary of IR as a discipline.

The Development of English School Theory: An Introduction.- Sovereignty, Law, and International Society: The Contribution of C. A. W. Manning.- Hedley Bull and the Idea of Order in International Society.- The Expansion of International Society.- Becoming a School: The Institutional Debate of the 1980s.- ‘Reconvening’ the English School.- Pluralism and Solidarism.- Regionalism.- Institutions and Organizations.- Using the English School to Understand Current Issues in World Politics.