TY  - BOOK
AU  - DOESER Fredrik
AU  - FRANTZEN Filip
TI  - The strategic and realist perspectives: an ambiguous relationship
PY  - 2022///
KW  - CLAUSEWITZ
KW  - REALISM
KW  - STATE-CENTRISM
KW  - STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE
KW  - UNPREDICTABILITY
N2  - This article aims at clearing up a widespread misunderstanding in previous research that the classical strategic perspective, based on the writings of Carl von Clausewitz and his contemporary followers, shares ontological assumptions with realism. Although both perspectives perceive a constant state of disharmony in international politics, they differ substantially in their assumptions about state-centrism, actor behaviour, and the role of unpredictability. As the relationship between the perspectives is ambiguous, the article argues that scholars should treat them as two separate theoretical entities. The greater scholarly relevance of the article lies in its contribution to conceptual clarity
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402390.2020.1833860
ER  -