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Title International relations : a handbook of current theory / edited by Margot Light and A.J.R. Groom
Published London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

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Series Bloomsbury academic collections. History and politics in the 20th century : international relations
Bloomsbury academic collections. History and politics in the 20th century : international relations
Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Part One: The Paradigmatic Debate; 1 The Inter-Paradigm Debate; Theory-building; The State of the Discipline; The History of Thought; General Theory: Texts, Surveys and Commentaries; The Paradigms Compared; Writings on Realism; The Pluralist Paradigm; The Literature of Structuralism; Bibliography to Chapter 1; 2 Normative Approaches; The Roots of Normative Theory; The Legal Approach; The Realist and Classical Approaches; The Cosmopolitan Approach; Conclusions; Bibliography to Chapter 2; 3 World Society and Human Needs; Introduction
The Problem of LanguageThe Nature of Conflict; The Unit of Explanation; Needs Theory; The Interdisciplinary Literature; The Community in Politics; Future Developments; The Problems of Structure; Conclusions; Curriculum and Bibliography; Bibliography to Chapter 3; 4 Development and Dependency; Introduction; Development; Dependency; Dependencia; 'Centre-Periphery' Analysis; World-System Analysis; Assessment; Bibliography to Chapter 4; 5 Structuralism and Neo-Realism; Structuralism and Social Science; Structuralism and IR; Behaviouralism and the Realist Revival; Pluralism and the Realist Revival
The Radicals and the Realist RevivalBibliography to Chapter 5; 6 Methodology; The Philosophy of Science; The Philosophy of the Social Sciences; Political Science and IR; Bibliography to Chapter 6; 7 A Personal Synthesis; Bibliography to Chapter 7; Part Two: Partial Theories; 8 Power, Influence and Authority; Power Politics in International Relations (IR); Community Power; Exchange and Power; Bibliography to Chapter 8; 9 Conflict, War and Conflict Management; Conflict Research; War Studies; Conflict Management; Bibliography to Chapter 9; 10 Strategy; Classical Doctrine and General Works
Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear WarConventional and Unconventional War; Revolution and Revolutionary War; Arms Control and Disarmament; Peacekeeping; Civil-Military Relations; Bibliography to Chapter 10; 11 Foreign Policy Analysis; Bibliography to Chapter 11; 12 Integration and Disintegration; General Works; Interstate Modes of Co-operation; State-building; Beyond the State System; Disintegration; Bibliography to Chapter 12; 13 Anthropological Aspects; Bibliography to Chapter 13; 14 Psychological Aspects; Introduction; General Psychological Processes: Perception
General Psychological Processes: Organizational BehaviourSpecific Psychological Processes: Political Socialization; Specific Psychological Processes: Aggression; Specific Psychological Processes: Decision-making under Stress; Specific Psychological Processes: Anticipation and Surprise; Other Psychological Processes; Bibliography to Chapter 14; 15 Textbooks; Introduction; Studies of System and Process: Revealed Paradigms; Surveys of Approaches to the Study of IR; General Introductions to IR; Conclusion; Bibliography to Chapter 15; Notes on Contributors; Author Index
Summary "International Relations offers a guide to the state of International Relations theory during the Cold War. It provides a critical commentary on the literature of the time and covers all aspects of this discipline in detail."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Notes Originally published in 1985 by Pinter Publishers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO), viewed August 31, 2016
Subject International relations -- Research
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
International relations -- Research
Form Electronic book
Author Light, Margot, editor.
Groom, A. J. R., editor.
ISBN 9781474286893
1474286895