Are Norms Liberal?
... international relations, can be reduced to one or two ‘overarching theories,’ whether it be liberalism, realism or the Big Mac Index, one question in particular arises upon reading Mr. Kortunov’s article: What makes normativity inherent to liberalism? Are norms liberal? The simple answer: no. Norms, to be honest, could not care less what liberals or realists think about them. They exist and are applied regardless of what paradigm the person might be using – as long as it is a legal one. It is worth ...
05.12.2016