Thomas Hobbes and International Relations: An Assessment

Bu makale Hobbes’un realist yorumlamalarını revize etmeyi amaçlıyor. Hobbes’un Uluslararası İlişkiler literatüründe yaygın şekilde kabullenildiği gibi bir realist kavramsallaştırmaya yakın olmadığı savunulmaktadır. Hobbes’un insan, doğa hali, devletin oluşumu ve tabii hukuk analizleri dikkate alınınca; uluslararası ilişkiler algısının daimi bir çatışma durumundan çok, çatışan çıkarların uzlaşması haline ve dolayısıyla da ittifaklara ve dayanışmaya yer veren bir nitelik arzettiği gösterilmektedir.

Thomas Hobbes ve Uluslararası İlişkiler: Bir Değerlendirme

This article attempts to provide a correction to the exclusive realist interpretations of Thomas Hobbes. It makes the point that Hobbes is not as close to a realist understanding of international relations as it has been prevalently held. Given Hobbes’s conception of man and the state of nature, the formation of Leviathan and the law of nature, it is here argued that Hobbes gives us a perception of international relations which is not always conflictual and comprises the adjustments of conflicting interests, leading to the possibility of alliances and cooperation in international relations.

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