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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...

Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 212 p. This book examines the role religion plays in international relations as well as why this role has been ignored until now by international relations theorists. Fox and Sandler argue that while religion is not the driving force in world politics, international relations cannot be understood without taking religion into account. Religious legitimacy influences policy makers and their constituents; local religious p...

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...

ISBN13: 9780754678151, 230 pages, Published by Ashgate Publishing in 2009. Contents. Foreword – Robert O. Keohane vii. Acknowledgements ix. ntroduction. International Relations Theory: A European Perspective? O rigins of the International Relations Theories. and the Emerging Realist Paradigm. S ystemic Approaches in the United States. nternational Political Economy. The Influence of K. Marx on International Relations. Beyond Realism and Neo-re...

Introduction China’s Foreign Policy Outlook Current Perceptions of the International Security Environment China’s Foreign Policy Objective China’s Expanding Diplomatic Toolkit China’s Foreign Policy Actions Challenges Facing Chinese Diplomacy Conclusions Bibliographyrn

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

4 стр. Статья. 21/10/2009. By George Topouria exclusively for the chairman of Strategic and International Relations Research Fund of Georgia Mr. Alexsandre Rondeli. Essay on International Relations. A brief insight into origins of the Three Traditions Rationalists, or the Grotian Tradition Realists, or the Hobbesian Tradition Revolutionists, or the Kantian Tradition The Three Images of International Relations Realism Pluralism Globalism Conclusi...