Why does the academic study of international relations have limited
impact on the policy community? When research results are
inconsistent, inconclusive, and contradictory, a lack of scholarly
consensus discourages policy makers, the business community, and other
citizens from trusting findings and conclusions from IR research. In
New Directions for International Relations, Alex Mintz and Bruce
Russett identify differences in methods of analysis as one cause of
these problematic results. They discuss the problem and set the stage
for nine chapters by diverse scholars to demonstrate innovative new
developments in IR theory and creative new methods that can lay the
basis for greater consensus. Looking at areas of concern such as the
relationship between lawmaking and the use of military force, the
challenge of suppressing extremists without losing moderates, and the
public health effects of civil conflict, contributors show how
international relations research can generate reliable results that
can be, and in fact are, used in the real world.
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ISBN
9780739158173
Publisert
2015
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Lexington Books
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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