Hannah Arendt and International Relations: Readings Across the Lines (Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought)

Hannah Arendt's Approach To Politics Focuses On Action And Conduct, Rather Than Institutions, Constitutions, And States. In Light Of Arendtian Conceptions Of Politics, Essays In This Book Challenge Conventional Ir Theories. The Contributions On Agency Explore Concepts And Categories Of Political Action That Enable Individuals To Act Politically And To Re-make The World In New, Unpredictable Ways. The Contributions On Structure Explore How Arendt Provides New Critical Purchase Upon Often Reified Structures And Categories. Hannah Arendt : A Biographical And Political Introduction / Patricia Owens -- Hannah Arendt, Violence, And The Inescapable Fact Of Humanity / Patricia Owens -- Forgiveness, Reconciliation, And Transitional Justice / Andrew Schaap -- Hannah Arendt And The Right To Have Rights / Bridget Cotter -- Hannah Arendt's Critical Realism : Power, Justice, And Responsibility / Douglas Klusmeyer -- Governance And Political Action : Hannah Arendt On Global Political Protest / Anthony F. Lang, Jr. -- Hannah Arendt And The International Space In-between? / John Williams -- Between International Politics And International Ethics / Anthony F. Lang, Jr. With John Williams. Edited By Anthony F. Lang, Jr., John Williams. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The essays in Hannah Arendt and International Relations employ the work of this versatile theorist to examine various facets of international affairs. With contributions written by international political theorists from around the world, the volume draws on Arendt's insights to assess critically the boundaries of international affairs. Although Arendt did not write directly on international relations as formally understood, her vast corpus has enabled these authors to explore boundaries, human rights, globalization, sovereignty, and organized violence in radically new ways. The only volume currently in existence on Arendt and international affairs, it crosses the boundaries of international relations and political theory, resulting in an important new contribution to international political theory."--Jacket Cover 1 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 1 Introduction 10 2 Hannah Arendt: A Biographical and Political Introduction 36 3 Hannah Arendt, Violence, and the Inescapable Fact of Humanity 50 4 Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Transitional Justice 76 5 Hannah Arendt and "The Right to Have Rights" 104 6 Hannah Arendt's Critical Realism: Power, Justice, and Responsibility 122 7 Governance and Political Action: Hannah Arendt on Global Political Protest 188 8 Hannah Arendt and the International Space In-Between? 208 9 Between International Politics and International Ethics 230 List of Contributors 242 Index 244 A 244 B 244 C 244 D 244 E 244 F 244 G 244 H 244 I 245 K 245 L 245 M 245 N 245 O 245 P 245 R 245 S 245 T 245 U 245 W 245 Hannah Arendt's approach to politics focuses on action and conduct, rather than institutions, constitutions, and states. Thus, Arendt's work offers a novel and interesting alternative to the ways in which agency and structure are understood in international relations. In light of Arendtian conceptions of politics, essays in this book challenge conventional IR theories. The contributions on agency explore concepts and categories of political action that enable individuals to act politically and to re-make the world in new, unpredictable ways. The contributions on structure explore how Arendt provides new critical purchase upon often reified structures and categories.