European Approaches to International Relations Theory : A House with Many Mansions

by Friedrichs, Jorg

• ISBN13: 9780203495551
• ISBN10: 0203495551
• Copyright: 2004-05-07
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Jorg Friedrich presents an important new introduction to the existence and relevance of European approaches to IR theory and sets an agenda for the progressive development of a 'Eurodiscipline' of IR studies.

Table of Contents

Preface

International Relations: Still an American social science?

Intellectual Hegemony as Structural Bias

The Production and Reproduction of Hegemony

The Social Construction of HegemonyIs it a good thing? Is it a bad thing?

Inventing a 'Eurodiscipline'

Conclusion

Developmental Pathways

International Relations Theory in France: Three generations of Parisian intellectual pride

Three Generations of French IR Theory

The First Generation: A-theoretical research International Law and Diplomatic History

The Annales School The Second Generation: Social and socialist theory

Raymond Aron: Historical sociology between theory and the event

Marcel Merle: Historical sociology as an inherently expansive task

Socialist Theory: Theory for practiceThe Third Generation: Post-theory

Zaki Laidi: Post-modernity as a crisis of sense

Bertrand Badie: Post-theory as a theoretical project

IR Theory in Other Domains

Conclusion

International Relations Theory in Italy: Between academic parochialism and intellectual adjustment

The Evolution of Italian IRSchools and Paradigms

Realist ApproachesGrotian Approaches

Liberal Approaches The Dissenters

IR Theory in Other Domains

Conclusion

International Relations Theory in the Nordic Countries: From fragmentation to multi-level research cooperation

Multi-Level Research Cooperation

The Substance of Scholarly Production

Scientific Revisionism

Scientific Revolutionism

Constructivist Security Studies

The Residual Box

Conclusion

Triangular Reasoning

Third Way or Via Media? The international society approach of the English school

International Relations Theory in Great Britain

The Conceptual Universe of the English school

The Question of Change

The English School as an Academic Formation

Reconvene the English School?

Conclusion

Middle Ground or Halfway House? Social constructivism and the theory of European integration

Seizing the Middle Ground

A Constructivist Research Program

Proto-Constructivism

Varieties of Constructivism

Conclusion

Theoretical Reconstruction

The Meaning of New Medievalism: An exercise in theoretical reconstruction

The Triple Dilemma of International Relations Theory

The Limitations of the Globalization Discourse

New Medievalism: Towards a conceptual synthesis Defining New Medievalism

Political Universalism: The nation state system

Economic Universalism: The transnational market economy Normative Implications

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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