Title Neoclassical realist theory of international politics / by Norrin M. Ripsman, Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, and Steven E. Lobell

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics; 1. Neoclassical Realist Theory and the Limits of Structural Realism; 2. The Neoclassical Realist Research Paradigm and Its Independent Variable; 3. Neoclassical Realist Intervening Variables; 4. The Scope and Domain of Neoclassical Realism: The Dependent Variables; 5. A Methodology of Neoclassical Realism; 6. Resolving Key Theoretical Debates Using Neoclassical Realism Summary "Since Gideon Rose's 1998 review article in the journal World Politics and especially following the release of Lobell, Ripsman, and Taliaferro's 2009 edited volume Neoclassical Realism, the State, and Foreign Policy, neoclassical realism has emerged as major theoretical approach to the study of foreign policy on both sides of the Atlantic. Proponents of neoclassical realism claim that it is the logical extension of the Kenneth Waltz's structural realism into the realm of foreign policy. In Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Relations, Norrin M. Ripsman, Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, and Steven E. Lobell argue that neoclassical realism is far more than an extension of Waltz's structural realism or an effort to update the classical realism of Hans Morgenthau, E.H. Carr, and Henry Kissinger with the language of modern social science. Rejecting the artificial distinction that Waltz draws between theories of international politics and theories of foreign policy, the authors contend neoclassical realism can explain and predict phenomena ranging from short-term crisis-behavior, to foreign policy, to patterns of grand strategic adjustment by individual states up to long-term patterns of international outcomes. It is, therefore, a more powerful theory of international politics than structural realism. Yet it is also a more intuitively satisfying approach than liberal Innenpolitik theories or constructivism. The authors detail the variables and assumptions of neoclassical realist theory, address various aspects of theory construction and methodology, lay out the areas of convergence and sharp disagreement with other leading theoretical approaches -- liberalism, constructivism, analytic eclecticism, and foreign policy analysis (FPA) -- and demonstrate how neoclassical realist theory can be used to resolve longstanding puzzles and debates in international relations theory"-- Provided by publisher "Neoclassical realism is a major theoretical approach to the study of foreign policy. Norrin M. Ripsman, Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, and Steven E. Lobell argue that it can explain and predict a far broader range of political phenomena in international politics. Neoclassical realism challenges other approaches, including structural realism, liberalism, and constructivism"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject International relations. International relations -- Philosophy. Realism -- Political aspects Political realism. international relations. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Diplomacy. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. International relations International relations -- Philosophy Realism -- Political aspects International politics. International relations theory. Philosophy. Form Electronic book Author Taliaferro, Jeffrey W., author Lobell, Steven E., 1964- author. LC no. 2016000647 ISBN 9780199899241 019989924X 9780190603045 0190603046 9780190603052 0190603054

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