Griffiths Martin, O'Callaghan Terry, Roach Steven C. International relations. The Key Concepts Second Edition

SAGE Publications, 2002, 572 p. Table Of Contents Part One: Historical, philosophical and theoretical issues in international relations On the History and Historiography of International Relations Brian C. Schmidt Philosophy of Social Science and International Relations Colin Wight Rationalism v. Constructivism: A Skeptical View James Fearon and Alexander Wendt Rational Choice and International Relations Duncan Snidal Constructivism and Internat...

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 223 p. The book is an introduction to new debates in international relations. It shows why anyone who wants the best answer to foreign policy problems, like how to deal with North Korea’s nuclear arms program, must look at debates in IR theory, and also debates in metatheory. The latter involve questions about whether IR is much or little like the natural sciences, whether prediction is possible, and the like. The book...

State University of New York Press, Albany, 2001, 265 p. The thought of the eighteenth century philosopher, Immanuel Kant, has been widely used and debated in international relations, especially in the past decade. Reflecting on this, Mark F. N. Franke ably demonstrates that Kant's thought does not cohere neatly with any of the disciplinary paradigms or concepts that have constituted the field. He also shows how many contemporary exponents of Ka...

Routledge, 2009. 404 p. Now in its second edition, Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations has been thoroughly updated with 14 new entries and a new preface to reflect the latest developments. There are new sections on Constructivism, International Political Theory, and English School, as well as a range of new. thinkers. They include: Samuel Huntington, J?rgen Habermas, Barry Buzan, Christine Sylvester, John Rawls. Fully cross-referenc...

Cambridge University Press, 2003. 258 p. This book provides students with a fresh overview of the main theories of the state found in International Relations. The book surveys realist, liberal, Marxist, constructivist, postmodern, postmodern feminist and neo-Weberian approaches to the state, and places each perspective's view of the state in relation to its theory of IR as a whole. It offers readers a unique introduction to state theory in Inte...

Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 209 p. In the tradition of the English School of International Relations theory, this book seeks to show how continuities in international politics outweigh the changes. The author demonstrates how the world is neither one of anarchy, as put forward by realists, nor is it a fully cosmopolitan order, as argued by those on the other side of the theoretical spectrum. Instead, it is a world of states who acknowledge a set o...

Routledge, 2004. 221 p. Culture is a popular and powerful, though often unacknowledged, idea in international relations. However, where it was once used to foster mutual understanding, in the post-Cold War era it became synonymous with ways of life that clashed. Culture and International Relations: Narratives, natives and tourists provides an historical survey of the development of the idea of culture from the perspective of international relati...

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008. 800 р. ISBN:019921932X The Oxford Handbook of International Relations offers the most authoritative and comprehensive overview to date of the field of international relations. Arguably the most impressive collection of international relations scholars ever brought together within one volume, the Handbook debates the nature of the field itself, critically engages with the major theories, surveys a wide spectrum...

Second edition Routledge, 2008. 258 p. Reflections on the Study of International Relations On Sovereignty Nations and States Power Force and Security International Law and the Use of Force Terrorism International Regimes and Organizations Globalization and Development The Environment Governing the Global Commons Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Gender and Other ‘Others’ Religion and International Relations Political Islam

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2007, 214 p International Relations: the Basics is a concise and accessible introduction for students new to international relations and for the general reader. It offers the most up-to-date guide to the major issues and areas of debate and explains key issues including humanitarian intervention and economic justice; features illustrative and familiar case studies from around the worl...