Pessimism in International Relations: Provocations, Possibilities, Politics

Nicholas Michelsen; Timothy Charles Stevens

Pessimism in International Relations: Provocations, Possibilities, Politics

Nicholas Michelsen, Timothy Charles Stevens

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Abstract

This volume explores the past, present and future of pessimism in International Relations. It seeks to differentiate pessimism from cynicism and fatalism and assess its possibilities as a respectable perspective on national and international politics. The book traces the origins of pessimism in political thought from antiquity through to the present day, illuminating its role in key schools of International Relations and in the work of important international political theorists. The authors analyse the resurgence of pessimism in contemporary politics, such as in the new populism, attitudes to migration, indigenous politics, and the Anthropocene. This edited volume provides the first collection of scholarly work on pessimism in International Relations theory and practice and offers fresh perspectives on an intellectual position often considered as disreputable as it is venerable.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages	215
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030217808
ISBN (Print)	9783030217792, 9783030217822
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2019

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Name	Palgrave Studies in International Relations
Publisher	Palgrave

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