Bagher ol-Olum Higher Education Institute Political Sciences Department
Abstract
Discussions over the relationship between ethics and politics in international politics arena was an important issue among international relations authorities and theoreticians. The realists reject the possibility of applying ethical requirements to international politics, while the idealists are optimistic with respect to realization of ethics. This paper examines the relationship between ethics and politics in regard with the distribution of power in three structural situations, i.e. emperorship, nation-states, and global governments.
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