The concept of the political
By: by Hans Morgenthau ; edited by Hartmut Behr, Felix Roesch ; translated by Maeva Vidal
Contributors: Behr, Hartmut; Rösch, Felix; Vidal, Maeva
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780230363083; 9780230363090
Subjects: International relations; International law
Work titles: Notion du "politique" et la théorie des differends internationaux
Description: Published in English for the first time, this careful translation of Hans J. Morgenthau's 1933 French monograph La Notion du 'Politique' brings this important early work of the 'founding father' of International Relations to an English-speaking audience. Morgenthau's European writings are mostly unknown to the English-speaking IR community, yet they comprise some of his most influential work from a politics and IR perspective. In this book, Morgenthau presents his notion of the political which he develops in critical disassociation from Carl Schmidt's conception of 'friend' and 'foe'and Hans Kelsen's legal positivism. These critiques are crucial for understanding Morgenthau's later work which has often been used ₆ and misused ₆ by US Foreign Policy makers and International Relations scholars. With a comprehensive introduction and contextualization by the editors, this highly significant book will be essential for all students and scholars of Politics, International Relations and International Law to safeguard democratic politics against the perils of ideology and positivism.
Notes: Originally published in French in 1933 as: La notion du "politique" et la théorie des differends internationaux.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Introduction: overview of Morgenthau's oeuvre and worldview; contextualization of "the concept of the political"; contextualization in the political and legal debates of his time; contextualization in the current (late 20th and 21st centuries); Morgenthau's epistemological commitments; Morgenthau's twofold concept of power; title: Part II. The concept of the political / Hans J. Morgenthau: translator's note by Maeva Vidal; preface; introduction; on the concept of legal disputes; the concept of the political; on the concept of political dispute; Conclusions.