Book contents
- Restraint in International Politics
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations: 151
- Restraint in International Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Restraint Appraised
- 2 Restraint and Actionism in Global Politics
- 3 The Historical (Ab)uses of Restraint
- 4 Democratic Restraint, Democratic Libido
- 5 Restraint, Anti-Climax, and Insecurity
- 6 Restraining Those Who Can’t Restrain Themselves
- Conclusion: Towards a Strategic Narrative of Restraint
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations
2 - Restraint and Actionism in Global Politics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 October 2019
- Restraint in International Politics
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations: 151
- Restraint in International Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Restraint Appraised
- 2 Restraint and Actionism in Global Politics
- 3 The Historical (Ab)uses of Restraint
- 4 Democratic Restraint, Democratic Libido
- 5 Restraint, Anti-Climax, and Insecurity
- 6 Restraining Those Who Can’t Restrain Themselves
- Conclusion: Towards a Strategic Narrative of Restraint
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Summary
The chapter develops two complexes in political and social life – restraint and actionism. It introduces and draws from Carl Jung’s understanding of the libido as psychic energy, as well as his analytical concept of synchronicity.
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- Restraint in International Politics , pp. 45 - 91Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019