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International Relations Theory Today starts from the premise that international theory is going through major changes. Gone is the old sense of a self-contained discipline, united around the problems of war and peace, and dominated by a realist view of the world. Since the mid-1970s, international theory has been marked by major debates which question the very existence of a separate and contained world of international relations; this implies that the discipline of international theory has to reconsider its assumptions and its theories. This book deals both with the impact of a changing world on our thinking and also reflects the wider intellectual turmoil that is currently facing the social sciences and the humanities. Each of the chapters has been written by a prominent international relations theorist. There is no orthodoxy amongst the contributors, and the reader will find a range of theories and positions in this book. What all contributors have in common, however, is a concern with the current state of international theory and an interest in exploring some of the major questions on its agenda. This book will be essential reading for second-year students and above in the fields of international relations, global politics and political sociology.
International Relations Theory Today starts from the premise that international theory is going through major changes. Gone is the old sense of a self-contained discipline, united around the problems of war and peace, and dominated by a realist view of the world. Since the mid-1970s, international theory has been marked by major debates which question the very existence of a separate and contained world of international relations; this implies that the discipline of international theory has to reconsider its assumptions and its theories. This book deals both with the impact of a changing world on our thinking and also reflects the wider intellectual turmoil that is currently facing the social sciences and the humanities. Each of the chapters has been written by a prominent international relations theorist. There is no orthodoxy amongst the contributors, and the reader will find a range of theories and positions in this book. What all contributors have in common, however, is a concern with the current state of international theory and an interest in exploring some of the major questions on its agenda. This book will be essential reading for second-year students and above in the fields of international relations, global politics and political sociology.
The Contributors. Preface. 1. Self--Images of a Discipline: a Genealogy of International Relations Theory: Steve Smith. 2. The End of the Cold War and International Relations: Some Analytic and Theoretical Conclusions: Fred Halliday. 3. International Relations and the Triumph of Capitalism: Richard Little. 4. International Political Theory and the Idea of World Community: Chris Brown. 5. The Political Theory of International Society: Robert H Jackson. 6. International Political Theory and the Global Environment: Andrew Hurrell. 7. Political Economy and International Relations: Susan Strange. 8. Re--Visioning Security: J. Ann Tickner. 9. The Level of Analysis Problem in International Relations Reconsidered: Barry Buzan. 10. The Post--Positivist Debate: Reconstructing Scientific Enquiry and International Relations Theory After Enlightenmenta s Fall: John A Vasquez. 11. Neo--realism in Theory and Practice: Andrew Linklater. 12. International Politics and Political Theory: Jean Bethke Elshtain. 13. Questions about Identity in International Relations: Marysia Zalewski and Cynthia Enloe. 14. International Relations and the Concept of the Political: R B J Walker. 15. Dare not to Know. International Relations Theory versus the Future: Ken Booth. Index.
a A state--of--the--art textbook on International Relations theory and its various paradigms. All the major themes of IR theory are covered by renowned specialists.a NOD and Conversion a These essays by mainly American and British scholars are a handy introduction to the ever more popular discipline known as IR: international relations.a Economist Review a Excellent book ... the more books like this we have the more likely it is that the issues themselves will get the discussion they need.a Political Studies
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