Can Melanie Klein help us understand morality in IR? Suggestions for a psychoanalytic interpretation of why and how states do good
(2009)
Journal Article
Gallagher, J. (in press). Can Melanie Klein help us understand morality in IR? Suggestions for a psychoanalytic interpretation of why and how states do good. Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 38(2), 295-316. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305829809347534
This article explores the question of why states attempt to ‘do good’ or behave morally beyond their own borders. It draws on the conceptual model developed by the psychoanalyst Melanie Klein in her work on moral development. Klein suggested that chi... Read More about Can Melanie Klein help us understand morality in IR? Suggestions for a psychoanalytic interpretation of why and how states do good.