Realism, Neorealism, and American Liberalism
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Review of Politics
- Vol. 54 (2) , 281-301
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034670500017848
Abstract
Neorealism has recently been portrayed as an attempt to systematize the insights of classical realism in order to put them on a more solid theoretical foundation. This essay rejects this common characterization of the emergence of neorealism by arguing that neorealism constitutes a fundamentally different conceptualization of international politics than that provided by classical realists. Neorealism is best understood as an alternative to classical realism shaped by enduring liberal traditions in the United States, which is where neorealism emerged and thrives.Keywords
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