International Society: The English School

Abstract

The book, International Society: The English School, published in 2020 by Springer, is
part of book series covering Trends in European IR Theory. This book, edited by Cornelia Navari,
is an assortment of nine well-researched and well-debated chapters referencing the traditions of
the English School. The mission before is to reconstruct the diverse theoretical traditions in
International Relations (IR) and delineate the European intellectual contributions in it. In the first
introductory chapter the editor argues that IR traditions—encompassing Liberalism, Realism, the
English School itself, International Political Economy, International Political Theory, Feminism,
and the post-positivist approaches of constructivism and critical theory—are not merely historical
relics but living paradigms that evolved in Europe in various times and conjunctures, and now
provide essential tools for understanding contemporary global dynamics. To elucidate this, the
book collaborates with numerous intellectuals and scholars, who focus on key themes in global
governance by resurrecting historical narratives, giving due attention to the contributions of
pivotal theorists, thereby offering students, researchers, and practitioners a comprehensive
understanding of the discipline.