Hedley Bull e la scuola inglese. Una genealogia del pensiero politico

Hedley Bull’s thought (1932-1985) was deeply shaped by his close connection with Martin Wight (1913-1972) and the English School, to which he made a significant and lasting contribution. This intellectual lineage informed his critique of interna- tional theory, particularly its dominant dichotomy between realism and liberalism. In response, Bull developed a middle way grounded in the construction of a Grotian conception, a critical reassessment of the domestic analogy, and, most notably, the formulation of the concept of an «anarchical society» – a society that, although lacking a central government, possesses a genuine social order and certain notions of justice.