Liberal modernity and the classical realist critique of the (present) international order

Karkour, Haro 2022. Liberal modernity and the classical realist critique of the (present) international order. International Affairs 98 (2) , pp. 569-586. 10.1093/ia/iiac006

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Abstract

In their critique of liberal modernity, classical realists theorised its consequence for the heightened sense of insecurity and powerlessness of the individual on the one hand, and the individual’s identification with extreme nationalism and violence on the other. This became a challenge posed by liberal modernity in the post-1945 international order. The paper argues that the present international order is an extension of the post-1945 order that never resolved this challenge. The paper thus critiques existing debates that downplay the challenge of liberal modernity in their analyses of the crisis of the present international order. It concludes that if the present international order is to be put on more stable and peaceful grounds, it requires a more radical break from its post-1945 and post-Bretton Woods past: a break that addresses the psycho-social needs of the individual in liberal modernity.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff Law & Politics Department of Politics and International Relations (POLIR)
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Additional Information:	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0020-5850
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	17 February 2022
Date of Acceptance:	15 February 2022
Last Modified:	08 May 2023 20:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/147222

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