Beyond the pendulum: situating Adam Watson in International Relations and the English School

Filippo Costa Buranelli

doi:10.1057/s41311-023-00518-9

Beyond the pendulum: situating Adam Watson in International Relations and the English School

Filippo Costa Buranelli^*

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Abstract

Among the founding figures of the English School of International Relations (ES) and the British Committee (BC), Adam Watson is perhaps the least studied and researched. How, for example, did his past as diplomat informed his Weltanschauung and his understanding of combining theory and practice? How did his academic relationship and friendship with other members of the BC and colleagues shaped his outlook on international politics? What was his political theory and philosophy? And what have his contributions been, not simply to the ES, but to IR writ large? This paper offers an intellectual portrait of Adam Watson and his persona, making use not only of his published written production, but also of so far unexplored archives and materials. Specifically, the paper situates Adam Watson within the ES and the broader IR panorama, taking into account the professional, academic, and human material that the extensive research for this paper has uncovered.

Original language	English
Number of pages	27
Journal	International Politics
Volume	First Online
Early online date	16 Oct 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/s41311-023-00518-9
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 16 Oct 2023

Keywords

Adam Watson
International relations
English School
Practice
Ideology
History

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