Moral Issues in International Affairs

A number of eminent international scholars have come together in this volume to address the question of morality in international affairs and to explore some of the central, normative issues which arise in the context of European integration. The essays examine the general question of morality and address specific areas of concern in the proposals for further integration..

Autorentext

WALTER CARLSNAES Professor of Government, Uppsala University DAVID COOMBES Professor of European Integration Studies, University of Limerick IAN DAVIS Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford RICHARD FALK Professor of International Law and International Relations, Princeton University FRED HALLIDAY Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics MARK HOFFMAN Lecturer in International Relations, London School of Economics MICHAEL MCCGWIRE Emeritus Fellow, University of Cambridge JOSEPH WEILER Manley Hudson Professor of Law, Harvard University

Zusammenfassung

'This is an interesting and varied collection of essays.' - Eunan O'Halpin, Irish Political Studies

Inhalt
Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Comments on Morality and Peace Research in International Affairs PART ONE: MORALITY AND SECURITY: THEORETICAL ISSUES Morality and International Affairs: the Case for Robust Universalism; F.Halliday Morality and Global Security: the Normative Horizons of War; R.Falk PART TWO: NORMATIVE QUESTIONS IN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION Ideals and Idolatry in the European Context; J.Weiler Identity, Interests and Security: European Integration; B.McSweeney PART THREE: MORAL CHALLENGES IN NEGOTIATING AN EVER-CLOSER UNION The Compatibility of EU Membership with Neutrality; W.Carlsnaes The Indivisible Continent: Russia, NATO and European Security; M.MccGwire European Integration and the Arms Trade: Creating a New Moral Imperative; I.Davis Leading by Virtuous Example: European Policy for Overseas Development; D.Coombes Appendix: Speech Given by Vaclav Havel to the European Parliament, Strasbourg, 8 March 1994 Index