New Publication on Buddhism and Politics
Available now is an open access (free download) book that offers a global, non-western framework for thinking about international relations. The book, published by Palgrave McMillan, is entitled A Buddhist Approach to International Relations: Radical Interdependence. It is available at https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-68042-8
Abstract: Many scholars have wondered if a non-Western theory of international politics founded on different premises, be it from Asia or from the “Global South,” could release international relations from the grip of a Western, “Westphalian” model. This book argues that a Buddhist approach to international relations could provide a genuine alternative. Because of its distinctive philosophical positions and its unique understanding of reality, human nature and political behavior, a Buddhist theory of IR offers a way out of this dilemma, a means for transcending the Westphalian predicament. The author explains this Buddhist IR model, beginning with its philosophical foundations up through its ideas about politics, economics, and statecraft.
Comments to the author, William J. Long welcome at long@gsu.edu
William J. Long
Department of Political Science
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302
long@gsu.edu