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  • Constructivism and International Relations

    Alexander Wendt and his critics

    Edited by Stefano Guzzini, Anna Leander ...
    Series series New International Relations
    This new book unites in one volume some of the most prominent critiques of Alexander Wendt's constructivist theory of international relations and includes the first comprehensive reply by Wendt.Partly reprints of benchmark articles, partly new original critiques, the critical chapters are informed by a wide array of contending theories ranging from realism to poststructuralism. The collected ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Social Construction of State Power

    Applying Realist Constructivism

    Realism and constructivism are often viewed as competing paradigms for understanding international relations, though scholars are increasingly arguing that the two are compatible.Edited by one of the leading proponents of realist constructivism, this volume shows what realist constructivism looks like in practice by innovatively combining exposition and critiques of the realist constructivist ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Power, Realism and Constructivism

    Series series New International Relations
    Framed by a new and substantial introductory chapter, this book collects Stefano Guzzini’s reference articles and some less well-known publications on power, realism and constructivism. By analysing theories and their assumptions, but also theorists following their intellectual paths, his analysis explores the diversity of different schools, and moves beyond simple definitions to explore their ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Realism in International Relations and International Political Economy

    The Continuing Story of a Death Foretold

    Series series New International Relations
    Stefano Guzzini's study offers an understanding of the evolution of the realist tradition within International Relations and International Political Economy. It sees the realist tradition not as a school of thought with a static set of fixed principles, but as a repeatedly failed attempt to turn the rules of European diplomacy into the laws of a US social science.Realism in International Relations ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Contemporary Security Analysis and Copenhagen Peace Research

    Series series New International Relations
    This book examines the development of peace research and explores its present challenges, focusing on the contribution made by the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute. The authors investigate how peace research relates to security studies and international relations, providing a comprehensive study of conceptual innovations and a discussion of secu ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Rethinking Foreign Policy

    Series series Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
    This edited volume is a tribute to, and a debate with, the scholarship of Walter Carlsnaes and his contribution to the study of foreign policy in both its conceptualization and application.This book probes the theoretical boundaries of Foreign policy analysis, and questions orthodox understandings of the field. It examines the Agency-Structure debate, the question of how human decision-making ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Return of Geopolitics in Europe?

    Social Mechanisms and Foreign Policy Identity Crises

    Edited by Stefano Guzzini ...
    Series Book 124 - Cambridge Studies in International Relations
    The end of the Cold War demonstrated the historical possibility of peaceful change and seemingly showed the superiority of non-realist approaches in International Relations. Yet in the post-Cold War period many European countries have experienced a resurgence of a distinctively realist tradition: geopolitics. Geopolitics is an approach which emphasizes the relationship between politics and power ... Read more

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    Twenty Introductory Lectures

    Translated by Alex Skinner ...
    Social theory is the theoretical core of the social sciences, clearly distinguishable from political theory and cultural analysis. This book offers a unique overview of the development of social theory from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the present day. Spanning the literature in English, French and German, it provides an excellent background to the most important social theorists and ... Read more

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  • Encyclopedia of Social Theory

    The Encyclopedia of Social Theory contains over 500 entries varying from concise definitions of key terms and short biographies of key theorists to comprehensive surveys of leading concepts, debates, themes and schools. The object of the Encyclopedia has been to give thorough coverage of the central topics in theoretical sociology as well as terms ... Read more

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  • Global Modernities

    Series series Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
    Global Modernities is a sustained commentary on the international character of the most microcosmic practices. It demonstrates how the global increasingly informs the regional, so deconstructing ideas like the `nation state′ and `national sovereignty′. The spatialization of social theory, hybridization and bio-politics are among the critical issues discussed. ... Read more

    $129.59 USD

  • Habermas

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This book gives a clear and readable overview of the philosophical work of Jürgen Habermas, the most influential German philosopher alive today, who has commented widely on subjects such as Marxism, the importance and effectiveness of communication, the reunification of Germany, and the European Union. Gordon Finlayson provides readers with a clear and readable overview of Habermas's forbiddingly ... Read more

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  • Rethinking Progress

    Movements, Forces, and Ideas at the End of the Twentieth Century

    Rethinking Progress provides a challenging reevaluation of one of the crucial ideas of Western civilization; the notion of progress. Progress often seems to have become self-defeating, producing ecological deserts, overpopulated cities, exhausted resources, decaying cultures, and widespread feelings of alienation. The contributors, from all over the world, present their diversified perspectives on ... Read more

    $66.99 USD