International Relations theory has been the site of intense debate in recent years. A decade ago it was still possible to divide the field between three main perspectives - Realism, Liberalism, and Marxism. Not only have these approaches evolved in new directions, they have been joined by a number of new 'isms' vying for attention, including feminism and constructivism. International Relations …
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 innovative textbook introduces students to the main theories in international relations. The 2nd edition includes new chapters on the 'clash of civilizations' and Empire.
A wide-ranging introduction to the main theoretical approaches to the study of international relations, this work examines nine theoretical traditions, beginning with the established orthodoxies of liberal internationalism and realism.
Cassels traces the part played by ideology in in ternational relations over the past two centuries. Incorporating political, social, cultural and economic factors he establishes links between ideas and action, ideology and political behaviour.
This volume outlines the methods appropriate to an English school understanding of international relations and their assumptions about how knowledge of the 'social' is gained. It outlines what is involved in 'an English school approach' and what this approach delivers in the contemporary understanding of international relations.
"This book provides an innovative interpretation of Hans J. Morgenthaus contribution to international relations, and argues that the concepts of meaning, power as meaning imposition, disenchantment and re-enchantment are central to Morgenthaus theory"--Provided by publisher.
"Now in its second edition the Key Guide surveys the most influential thinkers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With a new introduction by the author as well as two new sections on Phenomenology and the Post-Human, full cross referencing and up-to-date guides to major primary and secondary texts, this is an essential read for anyone interested in the thinking that drives today's wor…
Containing essays by leading figures in the field, this volume focuses on the use of 'necessary condition counterfactuals' in explaining two key events in 20th century history, the start of the First World War and the end of the Cold War.
Diplomacy does not take place simply between states but wherever people live in different groups. Paul Sharp argues that the demand for diplomacy, and the need for the insights of diplomatic theory, are on the rise. In contrast to conventional texts which use international relations theories to make sense of what diplomacy and diplomats do, this book explores what diplomacy and diplomats can co…