Martin Wight
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23638973 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tim Dunne (University of Wales, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Pages | 47-70 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Inventing International Society (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230376137_3 |
| OpenAlex | W4231682116 |
| ISBN | 9780230376137 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Wight’s contribution to International Relations is a matter of dispute. For those identifying themselves with the English School, Wight is something of a godfather. Such a caricature resonates with both a literal and a symbolic meaning. In the case of the former, Wight maintained throughout his life deeply held religious beliefs, principles which often sat uneasily alongside the body of his work on international theory. The reasons for suggesting that Wight should be accorded this status for his contribution to the English School are twofold; first, his transcendence of the realist / idealist dichotomy and subsequent discovery of a middle way, the ‘Grotian’ or ‘rationalist’ tradition; second, his pioneering historical sociology of states systems. The focus for this chapter will mainly be on the former (as Wight’s British Committee work is discussed in detail in Chapters 5 and 6). These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Linguistics · Sociology · Wight · Globalization and political ideologies · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Military History and Strategy · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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