Theories of international relations / Scott Burchill ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burchill, Scott, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Philosophy.

International relations.

Physical Description:

ix, 388 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire [U.K.] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

This successful and popular textbook provides a systematic and comprehensive introduction to the main theoretical approaches in the study of international relations. Written by leading scholars from around the world, the core chapters present detailed and critical discussions of the key theories in the discipline, from realism and liberalism to feminism and post-structuralism. These are set in context by an introduction assessing the importance of theory in the study of world politics. The fully revised fifth edition has been updated throughout to take account of developments in theory as well as the impact on theoretical approaches of major events such as the Arab Spring and the global economic crisis. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Scott Burchill Burchill, Scott, Andrew Linklater Linklater, Andrew 1

Frameworks of analysis 1

Diversity of theory 2

Contested nature 5

The foundation of the discipline of International Relations 6

Theories and disciplines 9

Explanatory and constitutive theory 16

Interdiscplinary theory 19

What do theories differ about? 20

Evaluating theories 26

2 Realism / Jack Donnelly Donnelly, Jack 32

Defining realism 32

Hobbes and classical realism 34

Waltz and structured realism 37

Motives matter 42

System and structure 45

Morality and foreign policy 49

How to think about realism (and its critics) 54

3 Liberalism / Scott Burchill Burchill, Scott 57

After the Cold War 57

The liberal view: 'inside looking out' 59

War, democracy and free trade 60

Globalization, the financial system and terrorism 73

Conclusion 85

4 The English School / Andrew Linklater Linklater, Andrew 88

From power to order: international society 93

Order and justice in international relations 97

The revolt against the West and the expansion of international society 103

Progress in international relations 108

Conclusion 112

5 Marx and Marxism / Andrew Linklater Linklater, Andrew 113

Class, production and international relations in Marx's writings 116

Theories of nationalism and imperialism 123

The changing fortunes of Marxism in International Relations 128

Beyond the paradigm of production: implications for the emancipatory project 133

Conclusion 136

6 Historical Sociology / Andrew Linklater Linklater, Andrew 138

Origins of historical sociology 141

Power and production in historical sociology 143

Power and interdependence in international relations 148

System and society 150

Morality, culture and the emotions 153

A higher synthesis? 156

On grand narratives 158

Conclusion 160

7 Critical Theory / Richard Devetak Devetak, Richard 162

Origins of critical theory 163

The politics of knowledge in international relations theory 166

Rethinking political community 172

Conclusion 185

8 Post-structuralism / Richard Devetak Devetak, Richard 187

Power and knowledge in international relations 187

Textual strategies of post-structuralism 194

Problematizing sovereign states 199

Beyond the paradigm of sovereignty: rethinking the political 209

Conclusion 216

9 Constructivism / Christian Reus-Smit Reus-Smit, Christian 217

Rationalist theory 217

The challenge of critical theory 221

Constructivism 222

Constructivism and its discontents 229

The contribution of constructivism 233

Recent developments in constructivism 235

Conclusion 239

10 Feminism / Jacqui True True, Jacqui 241

Empirical feminism 244

Analytical feminism 251

Normative feminism 259

Conclusion 264

11 Green Politics / Matthew Paterson Paterson, Matthew 266

Theorizing environment within international relations 268

Beyond IR: Green politics and the challenge to world order 272

Bioenvironmentalism - authority, scale, and eco-centrism 273

Social greens - limits to growth and political economy 280

Greening global politics 284

Conclusions 287

12 International Political Theory / Terry Nardin Nardin, Terry 291

Theorizing international politics 291

Justice in war 296

International justice 302

Global justice 307

The history of international thought 314.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-357) and index.

ISBN:

9780230362222

0230362222

0230362230

9780230362239

OCLC:

823552289