Justice, Order and Anarchy: The International Political Theory of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Prichard, A
Date: 1 September 2007
Journal
Millennium: journal of international studies
Publisher
SAGE Publications
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Abstract
Despite penning nearly 2000 pages on nternational politics, the works of the anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon simply do not feature in either the historiography or the study of contemporary IR theory. I argue that this is unjustified by illustrating his compelling and enduring insights into the history and nature of ‘the international’. ...
Despite penning nearly 2000 pages on nternational politics, the works of the anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon simply do not feature in either the historiography or the study of contemporary IR theory. I argue that this is unjustified by illustrating his compelling and enduring insights into the history and nature of ‘the international’. Proudhon employed a sociological and psychological theory of justice; he saw war and confl ict as the motors of change in society; and he saw order as emergent from the deep anarchy of (global) society. The paper provides a contextualised reading of his works to illustrate its historical importance, and demonstrates its potential to contribute to current IR theory through a comparison with contemporary Critical Theory.
Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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