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Amstutz (political science, Wheaton College) has completely revised and updated his text but remains true to his intentions to prove that moral values and ethical reasoning are indispensable in global politics. With a wide-reaching series of case studies, he shows how moral norms apply in international relations from the theoretical level on up as he considers the role of morality in foreign policy, the strategies of ethical decision making and the role of ethical traditions, the ethics particular to political reconciliation, the ethics of international human rights, the traditional ethics of war and of military operations other than war, the ethics of intervention in the affairs of another sovereign power, the ethics of economic sanctions, the pursuit of international justice and the ethics of global society. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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A fourth edition of this book is now available.Now in a comprehensively revised and updated edition, this text cogently demonstrates that moral values and ethical reasoning are indispensable in global politics. Through the use of balanced arguments and a wide-ranging selection of case studies, Amstutz illustrates the role of moral norms in international relations. He presents the concepts, theories, methods, and traditions of ethical analysis and then applies them to case studies in the areas of political reconciliation, human rights, war, unconventional military operations, foreign intervention, economic sanctions, justice among states, and global justice. His clearly written study will be of special interest to students and practitioners of international affairs who are concerned with the role of political morality and ethical judgment in global affairs.
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