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A realistic conception of politics: conflict, order and political realism

Burelli, Carlo·2021·Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
DOI 10.1080/13698230.2019.1604045
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In this paper I unpack a realistic conception of politics by tightly defining its constitutive features: conflict and order. A conflict emerges when an actor is disposed to impose his/her views against the resistance of others. Conflicts are more problematic than moralists realize because they emerge unilaterally, are potentially violent, impermeable to content-based reason, and unavoidable. Order is then defined as an institutional framework that provides binding collective decisions. Order is deemed necessary because individuals need to cooperate to survive, but groups cannot spontaneously secure collective decisions and are prone to conflicts. Particularly, the fact that potentially violent conflicts emerge unilaterally means that order requires coercion. I conclude that mischaracterizing conflict and order leads to undesirable normative principles, and that this criticism can be leveraged not only against Rawlsian liberals who moralize conflicts away, but also against some agonists who underestimate the need for order and some communitarians who underplay both circumstances.

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Authors
Burelli, C.
Affiliations
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” (IT)
Corresponding author
Burelli, Carlo
ORCID
Burelli, Carlo
Venue
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2019-05-04
Volume
24
Issue
7
Pages
977-999
ISSN
  • 1369-8230 (ISSN-L)
  • 1743-8772
DOI
10.1080/13698230.2019.1604045
OpenAlex
W2944597060
Cited by
24
References
73
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3
FWCI
12.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (publishedVersion)
Funders
Fondazione CRT (393)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Philosophy and Ethics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
Keywords
political realism, political conflict, political order, coercion, group decision making, Rawlsian liberalism, agonistic behavior, communitarianism, cooperation

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