Inventing International Society: A History of the English School (St Antony's Series)

Inventing International Society is a narrative history of the English School of International Relations. After E.H. Carr departed from academic international relations in the late 1940s, Martin Wight became the most theoretically innovative scholar in the discipline. Wight found an institutional setting for his ideas in The British Committee, a group which Herbert Butterfield inaugurated in 1959. The book argues that this date should be regarded as the origin of a distinctive English School of International Relations. In addition to tracing the history of the School, the book argues that later English School scholars, such as Hedley Bull and R.J.Vincent, made a significant contribution to the new normative thinking in International Relations. Inventing International Society Is A Narrative History Of The English School Of International Relations. It Argues That E.h. Carr Should Be Accorded A Central Role In The Formation Of The School For The Principal Reason That He Exerted An Immense Influence Upon The Development Of International Relations In Britain. After Carr Departed From The Scene In The Late 1940s, Martin Wight Became The Most Theoretically Innovative Scholar Working Within The Discipline In The 1950s. During This Period, The Diplomatic Historian Herbert Butterfield Became Increasingly Interested In A Theoretical Enquiry Into The Institutions Of International Society. Butterfield Believed That This Agenda Needed To Be Addressed In A Formal Setting, Hence His Inauguration Of The British Committee On The Theory Of International Politics In 1959. In Addition To Tracing The History Of The English School, This Book Argues That The Work Of Scholars Such As Hedley Bull And R.j. Vincent Have Made A Significant Contribution To The New Normative Agenda In International Relations. 1. The English School -- 2. E.h. Carr -- 3. Martin Wight -- 4. Herbert Butterfield -- 5. The British Committee I -- 6. The British Committee Ii -- 7. Hedley Bull -- 8. R.j. Vincent. Tim Dunne. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Inventing International Society is a narrative history of the English school of international relations. It argues that E. H. Carr should be accorded a central role in the formation of the school for the principal reason that he exerted an immense influence upon the development of international relations in Britain. After Carr departed from the scene in the late 1940s, Martin Wight became the most theoretically innovative scholar working within the discipline in the 1950s. During this period, the diplomatic historian Herbert Butterfield became increasingly interested in a theoretical enquiry into the institutions of international society. Butterfield believed that this agenda needed to be addressed in a formal setting, hence his inauguration of the British Committee on the Theory of International Politics in 1959. In addition to tracing the history of the English school, this book argues that the work of scholars such as Hedley Bull and R. J. Vincent have made a significant contribution to the new normative agenda in international relations. Inventing International Society is a narrative history of the English School of International Relations. After E.H. Carr departed from academic international relations in the late 1940s, Martin Wight became the most theoretically innovative scholar in the discipline. Wight found an institutional setting for his ideas in The British Committee, a group which Herbert Butterfield inaugurated in 1959. The book argues that this date should be regarded as the origin of a distinctive English School of International Relations. In addition to tracing the history of the School, the book argues that later English School scholars, such as Hedley Bull and R.J. Vincent, made a significant contribution to the new normative thinking in International Relations Front Matter....Pages i-xv The English School....Pages 1-22 E.H. Carr....Pages 23-46 Martin Wight....Pages 47-70 Herbert Butterfield....Pages 71-88 The British Committee I....Pages 89-115 The British Committee II....Pages 116-135 Hedley Bull....Pages 136-160 R.J. Vincent....Pages 161-180 Conclusion....Pages 181-192 Back Matter....Pages 193-207