The destruction on the battle field during World War I gave birth to international relation. And soon after its emergence the first theory that was proposed in international relation was ‘Liberal Internationalism.’
Liberal internationalism is the adaption of broadly liberal political principles to the management of the international system. This theory talks about peace and love among states instead of war. The three main propositions of this theory are that human beings are generally good by nature, violence is the product of evil institutions and human beings are concerned with other people’s welfare.
They believed in democracy and suggested that state must practice democracy, because in a democratic state the major decision are taken by general public opinion and the public generally don’t go to war. And they also believed that international anarchy must be removed. According to them if these two objectives are achieved their won’t be any future war.
Although this theory is a good one and promotes peace but it has faced many criticism. Some of them are:
· It questions about human nature. Is human nature really good and peaceful?
· It says violence is the product of evil institutions not human beings. But the theory ignores the fact that institutions are also governed by human beings.
· According to the theory democracies do not go to war, but history has shown us that democracies do go to war.
My opinion about the theory is that it is an idealistic theory. It promotes peace but it is not applicable to the present condition of the world.
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