Realism, Idealism and International Politics

Re-evaluates the terms of the realism-idealism debate by critically examining the work of Morgenthau, Walz and Bull. Contains summaries of the thinkers' work, valuable to students. This book defends realism in the study of international politics and demonstrates the heuristic and evaluative utility of Robert Berki's interpretation of political realism and political idealism. It argues that realism is not a meaningless term nor redundant and necessarily rhetorical in politics.

This book defends realism in the study of international politics and demonstrates the heuristic and evaluative utility of Robert Berki's interpretation of political realism and political idealism. It argues that realism is not a meaningless term nor redundant and necessarily rhetorical in politics.