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Educational internationalism, universal human rights, and international organisation: International Relations in the thought and practice of Robert Owen

Davies, T. R. (2013). Educational internationalism, universal human rights, and international organisation: International Relations in the thought and practice of Robert Owen. Review of International Studies, 40(4), pp. 729-751. doi: 10.1017/s0260210513000429

Abstract

Robert Owen, the early nineteenth-century social reformer, made a greatly more significant contribution to the theory and practice of International Relations than has hitherto been assumed. This article shows how Owen helped to develop an understudied but distinctive form of internationalist thought focusing on the role of education in the pursuit of peace. Owen's previously neglected contributions to human rights norms and to international organisation are also explored, including his promotion of universal rather than nationally-oriented human rights standards, his role in the nascent movement towards the formation of international non-governmental organisations, and his contribution to international federalist ideas. Following an introduction to Owen's place in the literature, this article discusses each of these contributions of Owen to the theory and practice of International Relations in turn. The analysis reveals that Owen's contributions in each of these aspects are as significant for their limitations as for their insights.

Publication Type: Article
Additional Information: This article has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form, subsequent to peer review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press, in Review of International Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0260210513000429. Copyright © British International Studies Association 2013. Article in press.
Subjects: J Political Science > JZ International relations
Departments: School of Policy & Global Affairs > International Politics
The City Law School > International Law and Affairs Group
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