نوع مقاله : علمی - پژوهشی
نویسندگان
دانشکده حقوق و علوم سیاسی، دانشگاه تهران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
Randall Schweller is a leading neoclassical realist who has paved the way for the revival
of realism through criticizing the structuralist approach of neo-realism. Waltz, Walt, and
Mearsheimer have been the major targets of his attacks. This article argues that his main
added value to realism is to find a way to respond to internal divisions among realists and
weak historical support for many of neo-realist propositions. Within this framework he enters
into internal debates among realists about status quo versus revisionist states; explains
non-formation of balancing behavior and balance of power in the course of history; pays
attention to change in international system ignored by many realists; and rejects the objections
against realists for not accounting for international institutions. By including domestic
factors in his analysis, his work accounts for the emergence of revisionist states, dynamics
of international system, and the significance (or insignificance) of international institutions
within a theory of states’ interest and the resulting balance of interests in the international
system. This theory can clarify the historical conditions in which realists’ claims can prove
to be true. In order to give an account of Schweller’s theoretical endeavors to modify and revive
realism, this article analyses his major works and shows that although he could account
for inconsistences within realism, his own work with its own problems can add to internal
divisions within realist camp.
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