Handbook of international relations / edited by Walter Carlsnaes, Thomas Risse and Beth A. Simmons.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carlsnaes, Walter.

Simmons, Beth A., 1958-

Risse, Thomas, 1955-

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

International relations.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xx, 571 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2002.

Summary:

""This is an excellent compilation of work on the discipline of international relations (IR). . . . This handbook will become indispensable for libraries serving graduate programs in IR. It will also be a good reference for faculty and scholars in the field, and its individual entries will be of interest to advanced undergraduate students."" --CHOICE, November 2002

This major new Handbook brings together the worlds leading scholars of international relations to provide a state of the art review and indispensable guide to the field. A genuinely international undertaking, the Handbook reviews the many historical, philosophical, analytical and normative roots to the discipline and the key contemporary topics of research and debate today. An essential benchmark publication for all advanced undergraduates, graduate students and academics in politics and international relations.

Contents:

On the history and historiography of international relations / Brian C. Schmidt

Philosophy of social science and international relations / Colin Wight

Rationalism v. constructivism : a skeptical view / James Fearon and Alexander Wendt

Rational choice and international relations / Duncan Snidal

Constructivism and international relations / Emanuel Adler

Linking theory to evidence in international relations / Richard K. Herrmann

Norms and ethics in international relations / Andrew Hurrell

State sovereignty and territory / Thomas J. Biersteker

Power and international relations / David A. Baldwin

International organizations and institutions / Beth A. Simmons and Lisa L. Martin

Diplomacy, bargaining and negotiation / Christer Jönsson

From interdependence to globalization / Michael Zürn

Transnational actors and world politics / Thomas Risse

Feminist perspectives on international relations / J. Ann Tickner

Psychological explanations of international conflict / Janice Gross Stein

Domestic politics and international relations / Peter Gourevitch

Foreign policy / Walter Carlsnaes

War and peace / Jack S. Levy

Security cooperation / Harald Müller

Peace-making and conflict resolution / Lilach Gilady and Bruce Russett

Nationalism and ethnicity / Lars-Erik Cederman

International finance / Benjamin J. Cohen

International trade / Helen V. Milner

International development / Sylvia Maxfield

Comparative regional integration / Young Jong Choi and James A. Caporaso

International environment / Ronald B. Mitchell

International human rights / Hans Peter Schmitz and Kathryn Sikkink

International law, international relations and compliance / Kal Raustiala and Anne-Marie Slaughter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0761963049

OCLC:

51177586