Another Realism: The Politics of Gandhian Nonviolence

Мантена, Каруна

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“…13) 6 or the use of (legitimate) violence, that would in non-political scenarios be deemed highly objectionable (Bellamy 2010;Coady 2008;Philp 2010;Philp 2007). In a comparative perspective, even Gandhian non-violence has been read as a form of practical political orientation developed in response to a rather bleak picture of the circumstances of politics (Mantena 2012).…”

Section: Realist Themesmentioning

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Realism in Normative Political Theory

Rossi

Sleat

2014

SSRN Journal

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This paper provides a critical overview of the realist current in contemporary political philosophy. We define political realism on the basis of its attempt to give varying degrees of autonomy to politics as a sphere of human activity, in large part through its exploration of the sources of normativity appropriate for the political, and so distinguish sharply between political realism and non-ideal theory. We then identify and discuss four key arguments advanced by political realists: from ideology, from the relationship of ethics to politics, from the priority of legitimacy over justice, and from the nature of political judgment. Next, we ask to what extent realism is a methodological approach as opposed to a substantive political position, and so discuss the relationship between realism and a few such positions. We close by pointing out the links between contemporary realism and the realist strand that runs through much of the history of Western political thought.Much contemporary Anglo-American political philosophy operates as a branch of applied ethics: normative political theory is supposed to implement moral commitments external to politics, be they teleological ideals or deontological constraints. However in recent years-under the loose label of 'political realism'-an alternative approach has emerged, or perhaps reemerged (Galston 2010; Runciman 2012). Crudely, realists maintain that political philosophy should not seek to regiment politics through morality; rather, it should theorise about the distinctive forces that shape real politics. Critics of realism see this move as a capitulation of normative theory in favour of descriptive approaches to politics. Realists see it as a way to make political philosophy more relevant and less ideological.This article has two main objectives and as many main sections. First, we propose a working definition of realism, and a critical overview of what we take to be the four key arguments in favour of that position. Second, we explore the status of realist theory: is it best characterised as a series of methodological concerns or does it represent a substantive political position it is own right? In the brief conclusion we discuss to what extent realism is (or could be) a new development rather than a revival of a traditional current of political thinking.

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Section: Realist Themesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Realism in Normative Political Theory

Rossi

Sleat

2014

SSRN Journal

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“…We can think of entailment in two different, but related ways. First, practical entailments call attention to the empirical consequences and effects that, while not intended or logically necessary, recur alongside certain kinds of action (Mantena, , p. 460). These consequences are “concomitant with and, in some compelling sense, intrinsic to” a particular action (Mantena, , pp.…”

Section: Responsibility To Protect In Theory and Practicementioning

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The limits of sovereignty as responsibility

Getachew

2018

Constellations

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“…24 Godrej 2011, 47. For a treatment of Gandhi that implicitly rejects the claim of unfamiliarity; treating Gandhi as a quintessential modern (rather than Eastern thinker) and viewing him through the lens of political realism, see Mantena 2012. 25 I thank Josh Cherniss for pressing me on this point.…”

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Beyond East and West: Reorienting Political Theory through the Prism of Modernity

Amine

2016

Perspect. polit.

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While critiquing the dominance of the Western tradition in the discipline of political theory, recent methodological discussions in Comparative Political Theory (CPT) fail to move beyond the East-West dichotomy. More specifically, CPT does not offer the resources to deal with global convergence as embodied in the phenomenon of modernity. I focus on the emergence of the sovereign state in the modern period and argue that the universal acceptance of the state form creates a globally-shared institutional condition. This condition, in turn, necessitates a shared normative and conceptual apparatus centered on ideals like constitutionalism, rights, and democracy. Two implications follow from my argument. First, we should reconceptualize the history of political thought such that we move from an East/West division to a modern/pre-modern division. Second, alternatives to the dominant ("Western") model are not real alternatives unless they transcend the sovereign state itself, charting a new course of multilayered local, regional, and global political arrangements.

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Another Realism: The Politics of Gandhian Nonviolence

Cited by 153 publications

References 20 publications

Realism in Normative Political Theory

Realism in Normative Political Theory

The limits of sovereignty as responsibility

Beyond East and West: Reorienting Political Theory through the Prism of Modernity

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