Theories of International Relations

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Introduction
Approaches
Nobody loves a political realist
Realist thought and neorealist theory
Taking preferences seriously: a liberal theory of international politics
International theory: the case for a classical approach
Rationalizing politics: the emerging synthesis of international, American, and comparative politics
International norm dynamics and political change
Domestic Politics
The second image reversed: the international sources of domestic politics
Diplomacy and domestic politics: the logic of 2-level games
Domestic political audiences and the escalation of international disputes
Liberalism and world politics
International Anarchy and Institutions
The assumption of anarchy in internationalrelations theory: a critique
Anarchy is what states make of it; the social construction of power politics
The end of the old order? Globalization and the prospects for world order
Globalization: what's new? What's not? (And so what?)
The false promise of international institutions
The promise of institutionalist theory
Theories and empirical studies of international institutions
Power
The balance of power: prescription, concept, or propaganda?
Power analysis and world politics: new trends versus old tendencies
Power in international politics
War, Peace and Security: 'National security' as an ambiguous symbol
Cooperation under the security dilemma
Rationalist explanations for war
The causes of war and the conditions of peace
Name index
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