David Mitrany (1888 – 1975), a Romanian born, naturalized British scholar, was a historian and political theorist. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His work is the basis of the theory of functionalism in international relations, also known as liberal institutionalism (see Liberalism), and international functionalism. Functionalism is a theory of international relations that arose during the inter-War period principally from the strong concern about the obsolescence of the State as a Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal

Mitrany pioneered modern integrative theory. This discipline is the third main liberal approach to international relations (along with international liberalism and idealism). The basic principle maintains that international (not only economical) cooperation is the best means of softening antagonism in the international environment.

Selected Bibliography

• Romania, her history and politics (1915)
• Greater Romania: a study in national ideals (1917)
• The problem of international sanctions (1925)
• The land and the peasant in Romania: the War and agrarian reform, 1917-1921 (1930)
• The progress of international government (1933)
• The effect of the War in south eastern Europe (1936)
• A working peace system (1943)
• The road to security (1944)
• American interpretations (1946)
• World unity and the nations (1950)
• Marx against the peasant: a study in social dogmatism (1951)
• Food and freedom (1954)
• The functional theory of politics (1975)

See also

• Neofunctionalism
• Functionalism in international relations
• Liberalism

Sources

• Catalogue of the Mitrany papers at the Archives Division of the London School of Economics. Functionalism in international relations Neofunctionalism is a theory of Regional integration, building on the work of Ernst B Functionalism is a theory of international relations that arose during the inter-War period principally from the strong concern about the obsolescence of the State as a Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the

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