Inside/Outside: International Relations as Political Theory

This book offers an original analysis of the relationship between twentieth-century theories of international relations, and the political theory of civil society. The author views theories of international relations both as an ideological expression of the modern state, and as a clear indication of the difficulties of thinking about a world politics distinct from relations among states. Theories are examined in the light of recent debates about modernity and post-modernity, the rearticulation of political space/time, and the limits of modern social political theory.

Rob Walker is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. He also held visiting positions at Princeton University, the Australian National University, and the University of British Columbia.