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What moves man : the realist theory of international relations and its judgment of human nature
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-255) and index.Annette Freyberg-Inan
Between fear and despair: Human nature in realism
No full textThis chapter reveals the emotional dimension of realist views on human nature, which fit firmly into the anthropological camp of approaches to theorizing humanity and world politics. Much of the realist anthropology is well known and need not be rehearsed here. But often overlooked is realist man’s emotional side. This chapter focuses on the centrality of fear and despair as “emotional motifs” in the psychology of International Relations (IR) realism, and on how they relate to more widely discussed realist notions such as rationality and will to power. I show how these emotional motifs link the political-philosophical “tradition of despair” via twentieth-century classical realist views on enduring human features of international politics to structural realism, which sports implicit (but no less fundamental) anthropological foundations. I show how these foundations have affected the realist ontology through the shifting emanations of diverse realist approaches, and how they support two contradictory theoretical postures – fatalism and defense – between which realism is suspended with little hope of escape
How to change the world, theoretically:International Relations Theory, its eternal debates, and how Critical Theory can help us to never resolve them
No full textAnnette Freyberg-Inan lays out her view of the field of International Relations Theory and reflects on the role of Critical Theoretical scholarship. She addresses the questions why granting sufficient room for theorizing is quintessential for scientific progress; why International Relations is a field defined by its grand theories and the debates between them; why these debates are functional for the field without ever being resolved; and how Critical Theory is well-positioned to navigate the resulting epistemological tensions and maintain both problem-solving and critical capabilities. She argues that progress in the Social Sciences in general, and the field of International Relations in particular, depends vitally on the development of theories to inspire and enable empirical research. The disciplinary identity of the field of International Relations is structured around debates between meta-theoretical positions. That is often criticized as unproductive, but Freyberg-Inan argues that it is helpful, precisely because those debates are never resolved. They serve as constant reminders of the dilemmas with which scholars in this field have to work and thus as guideposts to steer them away from over-confidence, dogmatism, and resignation. Critical Theory as a scholarly approach is particularly well-suited to maintaining the necessary distance from the poles in these debates and to enable scholarship that is both keen to the realities of power and productive in inspiring progressive change
Annette Harvey Diary, 1906-1910
No full textAnnette Harvey, of Arkansas, West Virginia, and Ohio, recounts events of her daily life in this 'Line a Day' diary. She was the daughter of William Hope Harvey, aka 'Coin' Harvey, a well-known businessman, politician, author and founder of the resort of Monte Ne and the Ozark Association. Annette's brief entries record visits, housework, dances, parties, a train trip to New York, weather, church services and socials over a 5 year period, 1906-1910. Addresses and miscellaneous thoughts, quotations, poems, are recorded at the end of the volume. A photograph of her home made in 1906 is tipped in at the front of the diary
Pokalbis su Catalinu Avramescu ir Annette Freyberg Inan: pokomunistines Rumunijos profiliai
No full textActing in International Relations? Political Agency in State Theory and Actor-Networks
No full textPassoth J-H, Rowland NJ. Acting in International Relations? Political Agency in State Theory and Actor-Networks. In: Jacobi D, Freyberg-Inan A, eds. Human Nature, Agency and Beyond. Reflecting on the Human Element in World Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; In Press
Pokalbis su Catalinu Avramescu ir Annette Freyberg Inan: pokomunistines Rumunijos profiliai
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