Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Mark V. Kauppi is associate adjunct professor with the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Paul R. Viotti is professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.
“This time-tested text not only provides clear, up-to-date examinations of the main international relations perspectives, it also explains their roots. The sixth edition adds chapters on the discipline’s intellectual antecedents, covering the Romans, the Enlightenment, and more, entrenching its spot as the field’s go-to survey.”
- Michael N. Jacobs, Gordon College,
“The best International relations theory text on the market. In depth, thorough, and well written…. I also like the new chapters on the historical and philosophical underpinnings in each theory/paradigm. The best edition yet.”
- Tobias Lanz, Tennessee State University,
“An excellent overview of international relations. It stands out for its interpretive stance, and in linking theory to an intellectual tradition that predates IR.”
- Shiera Malik, DePaul University,
“It is as close to a can’t-miss as one can get in the textbook arena.”
- Chistopher J. Fettweis, Tulane University,
“It offers a good balance between history and contemporary theories, as well as between security and non-security issues.”
- John Miglietta, Tennessee State University,
Theory meets intellectual history in this new and expanded edition of International Relations Theory. Long known for its concise presentation of the various images and interpretive understandings of how to approach the complexity of international politics, this edition devotes a significant portion of the book to the intellectual precursors who have informed current perspectives on international relations.
The discussion moves well beyond the usual cannon of Thucydides, Machiavelli, and Hobbes by linking them and other writers to present-day IR theory—realism, liberalism, economic structuralism, and English School images; as well as constructivist, feminist, postmodern, and critical theory lenses. This unique approach enhances our abilities to think conceptually and critically not only about how our 21st-century world of diverse state and non-state actors works, but also the implications of the changes we observe domestically and globally.
Chapter 1 Thinking About IR Theory
Part I: Images of International Relations Theory
Chapter 2: Realism: The State and Balance of Power
Chapter 3: Liberalism: Interdependence and Global Governance
Chapter 4: Economic Structuralism: Global Capitalism and Postcolonialism
Chapter 5: The English School: International Society and Grotian Rationalism
Part II: Interpretive Understandings & Normative Considerations
Chapter 6: Constructivist Understandings
Chapter 7: Positivism, Critical Theory, and Postmodern Understandings
Chapter 8: Feminist Understandings in IR Theory
Chapter 9: Normative IR Theory: Ethics and Morality
Part III: The Intellectual Roots of International Relations Theory
Chapter 10: The Ancients: Greeks, Chinese, and Indian Thought
Chapter 11: Greco-Roman Thought and the Middle Ages
Chapter 12: The Rise of the State and Modern Political Thought
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Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Mark V. Kauppi is associate adjunct professor with the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Paul R. Viotti is professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.