Liberal International Theory Tradition in Europe

Knud Erik Jørgensen is Professor of International Relations at Aarhus University, Denmark. He has held previous appointments as a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy and with Yaşar University in Izmir, Turkey.

“The book is formative and well-argued in addressing the liberal IR tradition in Europe; it presents a number of significant liberal political theorists and philosophers and relates them meaningfully to timely questions. Thus, it is recommended for academicians and postgraduate students in International Political Theory. To conclude, understanding international affairs necessities an extensive comprehension of liberalism and its tradition. The volume serves this purpose and functions as an effective, historically detailed reading on liberal traditions in Europe.” (Fadi Zatari, Insight Turkey, Vol. 24 (1), 2022)

• 1.Introduction: The Liberal International Theory Tradition in Context, Knud Erik Jørgensen.- 2.Liberal IR Theorizing During the Early Twentieth Century: 1900–1939, Lacin Idil Öztığ.- 3. Liberalism and Domestic Politics Approaches in IR, Aukje van Loon.- 4. Republicanism and Liberal International Theory,  Kevin Blachford.- 5. Liberal European Peace Theories and Their Critics, Lothar Brock and Hendrik Simon.- 6. Liberal Security Theories, Kamil Zwolski.- 7. When Liberalism Meets the English School, F. Asli Ergul Jorgensen.- 8. Classical Liberalism and IR Theory, Edwin van de Haar.- 9. Conclusion and Perspectives, Knud Erik Jørgensen.