An Introduction to International Relations Theory Perspectives and Themes Third edition

289 Pages·2010·2.784 MB·English

by  Jill Steans, Lloyd Pettiford, Thomas Diez and Imad El-Anis

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Perspectives and Themes
Third edition
Jill Steans, Lloyd Pettiford, Thomas Diez and Imad El-Anis
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An introduction to international relations theory : perspectives and themes / Jill Steans and Lloyd Pettiford with
Thomas Diez and Imad El-Anis. -- 3rd ed.
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Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgements x
Introduction 1
Aboutthisbook 9
Perspectivesandthemes 12
Origins 13
Assumptions 14
Themes 16
Summary,criticisms,commonmisunderstandingsandfurtherreading 19
Criticisms 19
Commonmisunderstandings 20
Furtherreading 21
1 Liberalism 23

Introduction 23
Origins 26
Assumptions 31
Themes 32
Summary 48
Criticisms 49
Commonmisunderstandings 50
Furtherreading 51
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2 Realism 53
Introduction 53
Origins 55
Assumptions 57
Themes 58
Summary 70
Criticisms 71
Commonmisunderstandings 73
Furtherreading 74
3 Structuralism 75
Introduction 75
Origins 76
Assumptions 85
Themes 86
Summary 99
Criticisms 100
Commonmisunderstandings 101
Furtherreading 102
4 Critical Theory 103
Introduction 103
Origins 107
Assumptions 115

Themes 116
Summary 126
Criticisms 126
Commonmisunderstandings 127
Furtherreading 128
5 Postmodernism 129
Introduction 129
Origins 134
Assumptions 142
Themes 143
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Contents vii
Summary 151
Criticisms 152
Commonmisunderstandings 153
Furtherreading 154
6 Feminist perspectives 155
Introduction 155
Origins 157
Assumptions 165
Themes 165
Summary 180
Criticisms 180
Commonmisunderstandings 181
Furtherreading 182
7 Social constructivism 183
Introduction 183
Origins 184
Assumptions 187
Themes 192
Summary 200
Criticisms 201
Commonmisunderstandings 202
Furtherreading 202

8 Green perspectives 205
Introduction 205
Origins 212
Assumptions 217
Themes 217
Summary 228
Criticisms 228
Commonmisunderstandings 230
Furtherreading 230
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Conclusions, key debates and new directions 231
Introduction 231
Thepost-positivistdebate 232
PositivismandcritiquesofpositivisminIR 232
Post-positivisminIR 240
ThenextstageinIRtheory? 245
Furtherreading 247
Glossaryofkeyorproblemterms 249
Furtherreading 259
Index 273
Preface
Ithasbeengreattohavetheopportunitytoproduceathirdeditionofthistext,thistimewiththefull
collaboration of Thomas Diez and Imad ElAnis. Beyond them, all thanks offered in the first two
editionsstillapplyandwewouldalsoliketothankthepublishersforpatienceinthefaceofunavoid-
abledelays.
LloydPettifordandJillSteans(August2009)