The notions of happiness and trust as cements of the social fabric and political legitimacy have a long history in Western political thought. However, despite t

This volume advances a better, more historical and contextual, manner to consider not only the present, but also the future of ‘crisis’ and ‘renewal’ as

The Cambridge Companion to Grotius offers a comprehensive overview of Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) for students, teachers, and general readers, while its chapters

Explores how Vattel used the natural law tradition to frame a pragmatic and treaty-oriented model of the law of nations.

The essays in this volume provide a state-of-the-art overview of the central elements of Hobbes's political philosophy and the ways in which they can be interpr