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Kant, Mill and illiberal legacies in international affairs
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posted on 2023-06-07, 17:44 authored by Beate JahnWhile the revival of the concept of “imperialism” appears to be a reaction to recent political challenges, I argue that it has always been at the core of liberal thought in international relations. While liberal internationalism enlists the authority of Immanuel Kant, at its heart one finds the security dilemma between liberal and nonliberal states as well as the propagation of particularist law under a universal guise. This un-Kantian liberal thought, however, has a classical precedent in John Stuart Mill, with whom it shares the justification of imperialist policies. A historically sensitive reading of Mill and Kant, however, can explain the striking failures of liberal internationalism in spreading liberal institutions as well as reducing international conflicts.
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International OrganizationISSN
0020-8183Publisher
Cambridge University PressExternal DOI
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1Volume
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177-207Pages
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- International Relations Publications
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