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Palgrave Studies in International Relations: Power Information Technology and International Relations Theory: The Power and Politics of Us Foreign Policy and the Internet (Paperback)

This book examines the internet as a form of power in global politics. Focusing on the United States internet foreign policy McCarthy combines analyses of global material culture and international relation theory to reconsider how technology is... more

Routledge Research in International Relations Theory: Emotional Motives in International Relations : Rage Rancour and Revenge (Hardcover)

The study of emotions in International Relations is gaining wide-spread attention. Within the emotional turn in IR the emotion of rage however has not been given sufficient attention instead being used as short-hand for irrationality and excess. Rage... more

Palgrave Studies in International Relations: The Poverty of Critical Theory in International Relations (Hardcover)

This book addresses the crisis of critique of Frankfurt School Critical Theory in International Relations and puts forward a proposal for how it can be overcome. It starts from the premise that the present conjuncture marked by capitalist crisis and a... more

New International Relations World of Our Making: Rules and Rule in Social Theory and International Relations (Paperback)

World of our Making is a major contribution to contemporary social science. Now reissued in this volume Onuf s seminal text is key reading for anyone who wishes to study modern international relations. Onuf understands all of international relations to... more

Palgrave Studies in International Relations: Non-Western Global Theories of International Relations (Paperback)

This book seeks to reposition international relations (IR) theory by providing insights into non-Western concepts and theories. By engaging with understandings of power identity the state and the individual from a range of states outside of the Western... more

Theory and the Asia-Pacific International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific (Paperback)

What will the Asia-Pacific rim look like in the years ahead? What tools will international relations theorists need to understand the complex relationship among China Japan and the United States as the three powers shape the economic and political... more

Role Theory and International Relations Role Theory and the Cognitive Architecture of British Appeasement Decisions: Symbolic and Strategic Interaction in World (Hardcover)

Appeasement is a controversial strategy of conflict management and resolution in world politics. Its reputation is sullied by foreign policy failures ending in war or defeat in which the appeasing state suffers diplomatic and military losses by making... more

Role of Normative Theory in the Study of Moral Order/World Order: The Role of Normative Theory in the Study of International Relations (Hardcover)

Moral Order/World Order argues for the centrality of normative theory in the study of international relations. Two themes develop each reflecting opposing pairs: fact/value is/ought description/prescription feasibility/desirability. The first theme... more

Role Theory and International Relations A Theory of Master Role Transition (Hardcover)

In this book Feliciano de Sá Guimarães offers an original application of Role Theory. He proposes a theory of master role transitions to explain how small powers can change regional powers master roles without changing the regional material power... more

International Political Theory: Overcoming Poststructuralism: Rawls Kratochwil and the Structure of Normative Reasoning in International Relations (Paperback)

Through the use of a poststructuralist perspective Antony O Loughlin challenges the most basic tenets of International Relations Theory and deploys Rawlsian ideas of public reason in conjunction with Kratochwil s conceptions of practical reason in... more

Routledge Advances in International Rela Role Theory in International Relations (Paperback)

Role Theory in International Relations provides a comprehensive up-to-date survey of recent theoretical scholarship on foreign policy roles and extensive empirical analysis of role behaviour of a variety of states in the current era of eroding American... more

Palgrave MacMillan History of International Thought: Polite Anarchy in International Relations Theory (Hardcover)

An innovative re-evaluation of the concept of anarchy in theorizing diplomacy between states which draws on a historically sensitive re-evaluation of the ideological uses of politeness in the anarchist thought of William Godwin. more

Routledge Advances in International Rela International Relations Theory and Philosophy: Interpretive dialogues (Paperback)

This book discusses the contribution of philosophers and thinkers whose ideas have recently begun to permeate international relations theory. It provides an introduction to the contemporary debates regarding theories and methodologies used to study... more

New International Relations The Power of International Theory (Hardcover)

This new study challenges how we think about international relations presenting an analysis of current trends and insights into new directions. It shows how the discipline of international relations was created with a purpose of helping policy-makers... more

Cambridge Studies in International Relat The Restructuring of International Relations Theory Book 43 (Paperback)

In this book Mark Neufeld argues for a theory of international politics committed to human emancipation. He suggests that international relations theory must move in a nonpositivist direction and explores recent developments in the discipline including... more

Themes in International Relations The State and International Relations (Hardcover)

This book provides students with a fresh overview of the main theories of the state found in International Relations. The author introduces readers to state theory argues that existing theories of the state are limited and proposes a new framework. In... more

Pre-Owned International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific (Paperback 9780231125918) by G Ikenberry Michael Mastanduno

9780231125918. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 578. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 578 p. Theory and the Asia-Pacific. What will the Asia-Pacific rim look like in the years ahead? What tools will... more

Beyond the Ivory Tower: International Relations Theory and the Issue of Policy Relevance (Paperback)

The gap between academics and practitioners in international relations has widened in recent years according to the authors of this book. Many international relations scholars no longer try to reach beyond the ivory tower and many policymakers disdain... more

International Relations Theories : Discipline and Diversity 9780199298334 Used / Pre-owned

This cutting-edge textbook is the most comprehensive introduction to international relations theory available. It argues that theory is central to explaining the dynamics of world politics and includes a wide variety of theoretical positions from the... more

Pre-Owned Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches (Paperback) 019870755X 9780198707554

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

MPS-02 International Relations: Theory and Problems

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Pre-Owned Introduction to International Relations: Theory and Practice (Paperback) 1442221194 9781442221192

How do we understand international relations in a globalized world? This clear and concise text takes as its starting point the theoretical frameworks that are the foundation of current IR. Joyce P. Kaufman explains and contextualizes the traditional... more

Pre-Owned International Relations Theory : Realism Pluralism Globalism and Beyond 9780205292530

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The Sciences Po International Relations and Political Economy: Global Diplomacy: An Introduction to Theory and Practice (Hardcover)

This volume brings together different approaches to diplomacy both as an institution and a practice. The authors examine diplomacy from their own backgrounds and through sociological traditions which shape the study of international relations (IR) in... more

A New A-Z of International Relations Theory

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Introduction to International Relations : Theories and Approaches 9780198707554 Used / Pre-owned

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Pre-Owned Progress in International Relations Theory: Appraising the Field (Paperback) 0262550415 9780262550413

9780262550413. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 522. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 522 p. Belfer Center Studies in International Security. An investigation of how international relations theorists can best... more

Pre-Owned Islam and the Political: Theory Governance and International Relations (Paperback 9780745327198) by Amr G E Sabet

9780745327198. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 320. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Contains: Figures. Decolonial Studies Postcolonial Horizons. This book compares Islamic and Western political... more

Pre-Owned Conflict and Cooperation: Evolving Theories of International Relations Paperback

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Postpositivist International Relations Theory: A Globalist Restructuring (Hardcover)

This book discusses postpositivist theories foregrounding postpositivism against the reigning realist and positivist-pluralist orthodoxies. more

Interventions Narrative Global Politics: Theory History and the Personal in International Relations (Paperback)

This volume harnesses the virtual explosion of narrative writing in contemporary academic international politics. It comprises a prologue an epilogue and sixteen chapters that both build upon and diversify the success of the 2011 volume... more

Pre-owned: International Relations Theory : The Essentials Paperback by Daddow Oliver ISBN 1446256243 ISBN-13 9781446256244

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Routledge Critical Security Studies Securing Outer Space: International Relations Theory and the Politics of Space (Paperback)

The challenges that space poses for political theory are profound. Yet until now the exploration and utilization of space has generally reflected - but not challenged - the political patterns and impulses which characterized twentieth-century politics... more

Interventions Memory and Trauma in International Relations: Theories Cases and Debates (Hardcover)

This work seeks to provide a comprehensive and accessible survey of the international dimension of trauma and memory and its manifestations in various cultural contexts. Drawing together contributions and case studies from scholars around the globe the... more

United Nations Peace Operations and International Relations Theory (Paperback)

United Nations peace operations have undergone multiple transformations over the more than seventy years of their existence. Multidimensional peace operations have organised elections helped deliver humanitarian assistance advised on army and police... more

Pre-Owned Contending Theories of International Relations: A Comprehensive Survey Paperback

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Prentice Hall Studies in International Relations: The Elusive Quest Continues : Theory and Global Politics (Paperback)

Unique in perspective this book summarizes the achievements problems and prospects for theory in the field of international politics--with a focus on the theoretical and epistemological issues that divide the major theorists. It summarizes major... more

Creative Interventions in Global Politic Tears of Theory: International Relations as Storytelling (Hardcover)

Demonstrating how storytelling and experience can be integral parts of International Relations scholarship this book is about failure hurt and survival. Focused on the author s research journey on a mysterious Cold War-era spy Park-Kang reflects on how... more