Benevolence in International Relations : A Political Essay (Bristol Studies in International Theory)

Ramel, Frédéric

Bristol University Press（2026/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781529240023
• DDC分類 327.101

Full Description

In this first English-language edition of a sole-authored book from Frédéric Ramel, benevolence is defined as a moral principle which promotes temperance and attention to vulnerability. Ramel unpacks this concept, analyses its received meanings in different contexts and spells out its practical and ethical implications in detail.

In preparing this work for an English-speaking readership, the author undertook extensive revisions and included two additional chapters. It also includes a foreword from Chris Brown, Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The French edition was published as La Bienveillance Dans Les Relations Internationales.

Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Locating a Neglected Concept in International Relations and International Political Theory or Benevolence as a Notion

1. Going back to Sensitivity in International Relations

2. Cultivating Theoretical Reverberations

Part 2: A Moral Sensibility or Benevolence as a Disposition

3. Being Sensitive to Calm

4. Being Sensitive to the World Milieu

Part 3: An International Practice or Benevolence in Action

5. Benevolence in Moderation and Attention: When States Are Not So Cold

6. Benevolence Around Us and Awareness: When Ordinary Individuals Get Involved

Part 4: A Global Orientation or Benevolence as an Extension

7. Keeper of the Good Beyond the Inner Circle

8. Benevolence at the Heart of a Mature Multilateralism

Conclusion: For Subtle Enlightenment in International Relations