German thought and international relations

the rise and fall of a liberal project

Robbie Shilliam

Palgrave Studies in International Relations Series | 1

Palgrave Macmillan

2009

Abstract

A fundamental question for IR is whether the value system of liberalism can be universalized, or if, in fact, the illiberal reality of international politics systematically rules out such a universalisation. The book addresses this issue by focusing on the rise and fall of a specific liberal project supported by influential German intellectuals.