Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; Note on the text; Theory in International Relations; Realism; Neorealism; Interdependence; Regime theory; Neofunctionalism; New liberalism; Liberal approaches to the "democratic peace"; The English School; World society and globalization; The theory of imperialism; World-system theory; Neo-Gramscian perspectives; International Political Economy; Social constructivism; Critical theory; Postmodern approaches; Feminist approaches; Critical geopolitics; Index
Summary
This book is a comprehensive guide to theories of International Relations (IR). Given the limitations of a paradigm-based approach, it sheds light on eighteen theories and new theoretical perspectives in IR by examining the work of key reference theorists. The chapters are all written to a common template. The introductory section provides readers with a basic understanding of the theory's genesis by locating it within an intellectual tradition, paying particular attention to the historical and political context. The second section elaborates on the theory as formulated by the select
