New Thinking in International Relations Theory

by Doyle,Michael W

• ISBN13: 9780813399669
• ISBN10: 0813399661
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1997-09-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book of ten original essays provides a showcase of currently diverse theoretical agendas in the field of international relations. Contributors address the theoretical analysis that their perspective brings to the issue of change in global politics. Written for readers with a general interest in and knowledge of world affairs,New Thinking in International Relations Theorycan also be assigned in international relations theory courses.The volume begins with an essay on the classical tradition at the end of the Cold War. Essays explore work outside the mainstream, such as Jean Bethke Elshtain on feminist theory and James Der Derian on postmodern theory as well as those developing theoretical advances within traditional realms from James DeNardo's formal modeling to the more descriptive analyses of Miles Kahler and Steve Weber. Other essays include Matthew Evangelista on domestics structure, Daniel Deudney on naturalist and geopolitical theory, and Joseph Grieco on international structuralist theory.

Author Biography

Michael W. Doyle is professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. G. John Ikenberry is codirector of the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies and associate professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Michael W. Doyle is professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. G. John Ikenberry is codirector of the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies and associate professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Michael W. Doyle is professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. G. John Ikenberry is codirector of the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies and associate professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction: The End of the Cold War, the Classical Tradition, and International Change	p. 1
Inventing International Relations: International Relations: Theory After 1945	p. 20
Notes	p. 46
Post-Theory: The Eternal Return of Ethics in International Relations	p. 54
Notes	p. 71
Feminist Inquiry and International Relations	p. 77
Notes	p. 88
Geopolitics and Change	p. 91
Notes	p. 118
Complexity, Formal Methods, and Ideology in International Studies	p. 124
Notes	p. 158
Realist International Theory and the Study of World Politics	p. 163
Notes	p. 191
Domestic Structure and International Change	p. 202
Notes	p. 224
References	p. 224
Institutions and Change	p. 229
Notes	p. 258
Conclusion: Continuity and Innovation in International Relations Theory	p. 266
Notes	p. 279
About the Book and Editors	p. 281
About the Contributors	p. 283
Index	p. 285
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