The Normative and the Political
Kelsen, Schmitt, Morgenthau, and the Future International Order
Seiten
2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-07905-7 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-07905-7 (ISBN)
This book demonstrates the plausibility of a foreign policy recognizing the primacy of International Law, by synthesizing Kelsen’s legal cosmopolitanism and elements of Morgenthau’s classical realism into a new theoretical framework.
In recent years, much has been written about the interaction between international law and the political. Yet, the field of International Relations has paid limited attention to how centering the interpretation of the ‘international’ on each of these favors radically different orders.
With this book, Leon Sosnowski effectively demonstrates the plausibility of a foreign policy recognizing the primacy of International Law. He does so by synthesizing Hans Kelsen’s legal cosmopolitanism and elements of Hans J. Morgenthau’s classical realism into a new theoretical framework – Normative Effectivism. He argues that it is an international political theory to challenge the current sovereigntist wave, contributing to a sustainable international order. He illustrates his arguments with a novel reading of Kelsen and Morgenthau’s opposition to Carl Schmitt’s worldview. His analysis shows that the post-WWII international system is at a critical crossroads, evidenced by Russia’s post-Cold War foreign policy and the international response.
Securing an important place in the subfield of International Political Theory, The Normative and The Political will be equally useful to scholars in International Relations, Ethics, and International Law.
In recent years, much has been written about the interaction between international law and the political. Yet, the field of International Relations has paid limited attention to how centering the interpretation of the ‘international’ on each of these favors radically different orders.
With this book, Leon Sosnowski effectively demonstrates the plausibility of a foreign policy recognizing the primacy of International Law. He does so by synthesizing Hans Kelsen’s legal cosmopolitanism and elements of Hans J. Morgenthau’s classical realism into a new theoretical framework – Normative Effectivism. He argues that it is an international political theory to challenge the current sovereigntist wave, contributing to a sustainable international order. He illustrates his arguments with a novel reading of Kelsen and Morgenthau’s opposition to Carl Schmitt’s worldview. His analysis shows that the post-WWII international system is at a critical crossroads, evidenced by Russia’s post-Cold War foreign policy and the international response.
Securing an important place in the subfield of International Political Theory, The Normative and The Political will be equally useful to scholars in International Relations, Ethics, and International Law.
Leon Sosnowski is an experienced international lawyer, heading a global sovereign fund’s legal team. He has taught international relations theory and international law at King’s College London’s War Studies Department, where he completed his PhD. He also has a Master’s in Legal & Political Theory from University College London (UCL). Leon’s research brings together international relations, law, and political theory to explore questions of political authority and its breakdown.
Introduction 1. The case for a cosmopolitan worldview 2. The Political: Sovereign Power as Free Will 3. The Normative as Subjective Objectivity 4. The Effectiveness of the Ideal 5. Change 6. Normative Effectivism 7. Epilogue
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.09.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Innovations in Political Theory |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 590 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-041-07905-2 / 1041079052 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-041-07905-7 / 9781041079057 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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