Combining extensive commentary by the authors and excerpts from original scholarship, International Relations Theory evaluates all the major theoretical perspectives that political scientists use to analyze world politics.
Lord of the Flies tells a story about moving from one type of order (hierarchy) into another (anarchy), suggesting that anarchy is what allows conflict to occur. As such, it illustrates the arguments Waltz makes in his two books.
The fourth edition of this innovative textbook introduces students to the main theories in international relations.
O'Sullivan, Tim, John Hartley, Danny Saunders, Martin Montgomery, and John Fiske (1994) Key Concepts in Communication and Cultural Studies. London: Routledge. Ó Tuathail, Gearóid (1998a) “Political Geography III: Dealing with ...
Grotius The most important writer of this latter group is the Dutch legal theorist Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) who is credited with being the “father of international law.” On the one hand, Grotius can be viewed as an intellectual ...
One of the most elaborate statements of the origin of mass society comes in C. Wright Mills's The Power Elite (1956). Mills was the son of a traveling insurance agent; his family moved around his home state of Texas so often that he ...
Fearon, James D. 1994. “Domestic Political Audiences and the Escalation of International Disputes.” American Political Science Review 88(3): ... Gaertner, Wulf. 2009. A Primer in Social Choice Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this is the first textbook on international relations theory to take a specifically game-theoretic approach to the subject, and provide the material needed for students to understand ...
Combining extensive commentary by the authors and excerpts from original scholarship, International Relations Theory evaluates all the major theoretical perspectives that political scientists use to analyze world politics.
With chapters on all the major theories of international relations, accompanied by contemporary examples from popular culture, film and literature, this Third Edition is the ideal introduction to the key perspectives in the field.
Providing a thorough introduction to the main theories and approaches to international relations, the book covers the main dilemmas, concepts and methodological issues alongside a number of neglected theoretical paradigms such as ...
Introducing students to the main theories in international relations, this textbook also deconstructs each theory, allowing students to engage critically with the assumptions and myths that underpin them.
This is a major new edition of a highly-regarded textbook on International Relations theory which combines deep analysis into the diversity of thought within the major scholarly traditions and the guidance for students on doing their own ...
This innovative textbook introduces students to the main theories in international relations. The 2nd edition includes new chapters on the 'clash of civilizations' and Empire.
This is a major new edition of a highly-regarded textbook on International Relations theory which combines deep analysis into the diversity of thought within the major scholarly traditions and the guidance for students on doing their own ...
Framed by introductory chapters that question how we know what we know, the book encourages students to consider how key concepts and issues have developed in the field, and proposes that other ways of doing IR are possible.
289–313. Good on the nature of theory and the problems of defining the scope of IR as a subject area. NEUMAN, W.L. (2007) Basics of Social Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 2nd edn. New York: Pearson Education.
The fifth edition of this innovative textbook introduces students to the main theories in International Relations.
Ideal as a brief main text for IR Theories courses or as a supplemental text for IR, American Foreign Policy, or Global Studies courses, International Relations Theory: A Primer, Second Edition, covers the main definitions, concepts, ...
This is a major new edition of a highly-regarded textbook on International Relations theory which combines deep analysis into the diversity of thought within the major scholarly traditions and the guidance for students on doing their own ...