Date Thesis Awarded
5-2012
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
International Relations
Advisor
David Dessler
Committee Members
Jacob L. Goodson
Stephen E. Hanson
Abstract
States fight wars in order to define the peace. The structure of the international order is fundamentally a conception of justice, with rules dictating who wins and who loses in certain situations. Each and every nation has ideas of what constitutes legitimate and appropriate acts of justice — its vision of the good. Through manipulating physical domination and changes in perceptions of legitimacy, states seek to transform the world order into their vision of the good. As a result, international politics is a struggle for justice.
Recommended Citation
Kirn, John F. III, "Visions of the Good: International Politics and the Struggle for Justice" (2012). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 467.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/467
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.