Realism and institutionalism in international studies / edited by Michael Brecher and Frank P. Harvey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brecher, Michael.

Harvey, Frank P.

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Series:

Millennial reflections on international studies.

Millennial reflections on international studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Diplomacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Realism and Institutionalism in International Studies represents a unique collection of original essays by foremost scholars in the field of International Studies. Six essays advocate, critique, or revise Realism, the theoretical paradigm that explains international politics by emphasizing security competition and war among states. The remaining four essays address Institutionalism, the paradigm that offers explanations for the formation, maintenance, variation, and significance of international institutions. The authors reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches and suggest research agendas for the future. Together, this volume provides an accessible and wide-ranging survey of the issues concerning two major paradigms in International Studies. This volume will be of interest to scholars and students alike and will undoubtedly determine the shape of future research. See table of contents and excerpts. Frank P. Harvey is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies at Dalhousie University. Michael Brecher is the R.B. Angus Professor of Political Science at McGill University and past president of the International Studies Association. Millennial Reflections on International Studies This volume is part of the Millennial Reflections on International Studies project in which forty-five prominent scholars engage in self-critical, state-of-the-art reflection on international studies to stimulate debates about successes and failures and to address the larger questions of progress in the discipline. Other paperbacks from this project: Conflict, Security, Foreign Policy, and International Political Economy: Past Paths and Future Directions in International Studies Evaluating Methodology Critical Perspectives in International Studies The full collection of essays is available in the handbook Millennial Reflections on International Studies.

Contents:

Contents; The Essence of Millennial Reflections on International Studies: Realism and Institutionalism; Realism; Realism, the Real World, and the Academy; Modern Realist Theory and the Study of International Politics in the Twenty-first Century; Realism and the Study of Peace and War; Performance and Perils of Realism in the Study of International Politics; Realism and the Democratic Peace: The Primacy of State Security in New Democracies; Systemism and International Relations: Toward a Reassessment of Realism; lnstitutionalism

Progress in International Relations: Beyond Paradigms in the Study of InstitutionsInstitutional Theory in International Relations; Transnational Relations, Interdependence, and Globalization; Are Institutions Intervening Variables or Basic Causal Forces? Causal Clusters versus Causal Chains in International Society; Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

1-282-44458-1

9786612444586

0-472-02393-4

OCLC:

824100068