Alker and IR: Global Studies in an Interconnected World

International Relations has rarely been considered as a synthesis of humanistic and social sciences approaches to understand the complex connections of a global and globalizing world. One of the few scholars to have accomplished this creative blend was Hayward R. Alker.Alker and IR presents a set of visionary and original essays from scholars who have been profoundly influenced by Alker's approach to global studies. They build on the foundation he laid, demonstrating the practicality and usefulness of ethically grounded, theoretically informed and interdisciplinary research for producing knowledge. They show how sunstantive boundaries can be crossed and methodological rules broken in the search for a deeper, more contextualized approach to global politics.Alker and IR will be of interests to students and scholars of international relations and global politics.