TY - JOUR
T1 - A reassessment of E.H. Carr and the realist tradition
T2 - Britain, German-Soviet Relations and neoclassical realism
AU - Smith, Keith
N1 - This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in International Politics. The definitive publisher-authenticated version - Smith, K. (2017). A reassessment of E.H. Carr and the realist tradition: Britain, German-Soviet Relations and neoclassical realism. International Politics is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41311-017-0020-5
PY - 2017/2/14
Y1 - 2017/2/14
N2 - E.H. Carr’s connection to realism has increasingly been called into question. Revisionist literature has pointed to realism’s narrow understanding of Carr and drawn from his wider body of work in order to problematize Carr’s association with realism. Given that it overlooks two key texts produced by Carr, the revisionist literature is incomplete. Refocusing on Britain and German-Soviet Relations, especially the way in which they reflect ideas associated with the realist tradition, this paper demonstrates the continued traditional link between Carr and realism. Having done so, it considers the contemporary relevance of Carr’s lesser known realist work. Drawing parallels between Britain and German-Soviet Relations and neoclassical realism, the paper contends that Carr’s forgotten texts can serve as the foundation for a more classically orientated, European mode of neoclassical realism.
AB - E.H. Carr’s connection to realism has increasingly been called into question. Revisionist literature has pointed to realism’s narrow understanding of Carr and drawn from his wider body of work in order to problematize Carr’s association with realism. Given that it overlooks two key texts produced by Carr, the revisionist literature is incomplete. Refocusing on Britain and German-Soviet Relations, especially the way in which they reflect ideas associated with the realist tradition, this paper demonstrates the continued traditional link between Carr and realism. Having done so, it considers the contemporary relevance of Carr’s lesser known realist work. Drawing parallels between Britain and German-Soviet Relations and neoclassical realism, the paper contends that Carr’s forgotten texts can serve as the foundation for a more classically orientated, European mode of neoclassical realism.
KW - realism
KW - Britain
KW - German-Soviet relations
KW - revisionist
KW - neoclassical
KW - international relations
KW - restoration
KW - reconstruction
UR - http://link.springer.com/journal/41311
U2 - 10.1057/s41311-017-0020-5
DO - 10.1057/s41311-017-0020-5
M3 - Article
SN - 1384-5748
VL - 54
SP - 89
EP - 103
JO - International Politics
JF - International Politics
IS - 1
ER -