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ALTHOUGH POLITICAL REALISM IS OFTEN UNDERSTOOD AS A MORE OR LESS HOMOGENEOUS TRADITION FIXED ON CERTAIN ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS, JOHN HERZ'S PROVOCATIVE PIECE PROMPTS AN ATTEMPT TO EXAMINE REALIST SCHOLARSHIP IN A WAY THAT REVEALS SOME DEEP ANTINOMIES: SOME INTERNAL TENSIONS THAT MAKE REALIST SCHOLARSHIP AN OPEN-ENDED DIALOGUE.

In the modern world, domestic politics is not a self-contained structure: it is greatly determined by international relations. Yet it has been argued that international politics is not susceptible to critical social inquiry, because: (1) it lacks a basis in community; & (2) according to current ideas of political realism, international politics is characterized by anarchy rather than structure. These arguments are refuted. It is suggested that the community in international politics is not hidden, but exists on the surface -- in the discourse of political realism & the rituals of realist power politics. The challenge presented to critical inquiry by international politics is then discussed. 47 References. C. Waters