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International Relations Theory : Realism, Pluralism, Globalism, and Beyond

by: Viotti, Paul R.; Kauppi, Mark V.

International Relations Theory : Realism, Pluralism, Globalism, and Beyond

by: Viotti, Paul R.; Kauppi, Mark V.

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9780205292530
ISBN 10:
0205292534
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2010
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

A rich and diverse collection of theoretical essays and excerpts, this volume divides and organizes the material by category for clarity and comprehensiveness. Selections range from the works of Thucydides to Alexander Wendt and comprise a rich and thorough overview of International Relations literature. Sections are organized by categories related to Globalism, Realism, and Pluralism. For anyone with an interest in International Relations Theories.

Preface

xiii

1 Theory, Images, and International Relations: An Introduction

(54)

What Is Theory?

(2)

Alternative Images

(8)

Realism--Major Actors and Assumptions

(1)

Pluralism--Major Actors and Assumptions

(2)

Globalism--Major Actors and Assumptions

(2)

Images of International Relations: Some Qualifications

(2)

The Levels of Analysis

(3)

Scientific Understanding

(5)

Positivism

(2)

Interpretive Understanding, Critical Theory, and a Postmodernist Critique of International Relations Theory

(2)

Feminism and International Relations Theory

(1)

Summation

(1)

Notes

(2)

Selections for Further Reading and Reference

(5)

SELECTED READINGS

(26)

Thinking Theory Thoroughly

(9)

James N. Rosenau

Positivism and Beyond

(17)

Steve Smith

2 Realism: The State, Power, and the Balance of Power

(144)

Major Actors and Assumptions: A Summary

(2)

Intellectual Precursors and Influences

(7)

Thucydides

(2)

Machiavelli

(1)

Hobbes

(1)

Grotius

(1)

Clausewitz

(1)

Carr

(2)

Power

(2)

Definitions

(1)

Measurement

(1)

System

(10)

System as Interactions

(1)

System as Anarchy and the Distribution of Capabilities

(6)

Balance of Power and System Stability

(2)

Interdependence

(3)

Interdependence and Vulnerability

(1)

Interdependence and Economics

(1)

Interdependence, Peace, and Hegemony

(1)

Change

(3)

Realists and Their Critics: An Overview

(6)

Realism: The Term Itself

(1)

The System and Determinism

(1)

Realists and the State

(1)

Realists and the Balance of Power

(1)

Realism and Change

(1)

Realism: The Entire Enterprise

(1)

Notes

(6)

Selections for Further Reading and Reference

(6)

SELECTED READINGS

100

(99)

The Melian Dialogue

100

(5)

Thucydides

On Princes and the Security of Their States

105

(3)

Machiavelli

Of the Natural Condition of Mankind

108

(3)

Thomas Hobbes

The State of War: Confederation as Means to Peace in Europe

111

(16)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Does Order Exist in World Politics?

127

(3)

Hedley Bull

Explaining War

130

(15)

Kenneth N. Waltz

War and Change in World Politics

145

(8)

Robert Gilpin

Theory of World Politics: Structural Realism and Beyond

153

(31)

Robert O. Keohane

The Accomplishments of International Political Economy

184

(15)

Stephen Krasner

3 Pluralism: Decision Making, Transnationalism, and Interdependence

199

(142)

Major Actors and Assumptions: A Summary

199

(1)

Intellectual Precursors and Influences

200

(5)

Liberalism

201

(2)

Interest Group Liberalism

203

(2)

Decision Making

205

(5)

The Individual and Small Groups

206

(3)

Organizational Process and Bureaucratic Politics

209

(1)

Transnationalism

210

(9)

Modernization

211

(1)

Integration

212

(3)

Interdependence, Regimes, Multilateralism

215

(4)

System

219

(2)

Change

221

(1)

Pluralists and Their Critics: An Overview

222

(3)

Anarchy

222

(1)

Theory Building

222

(1)

Voluntarism

223

(1)

Ethnocentrism

224

(1)

Notes

225

(4)

Selections for Further Reading and Reference

229

(4)

SELECTED READINGS

233

(108)

Liberalism and World Politics

233

(13)

Michael W. Doyle

Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Politics

246

(11)

Andrew Moravcsik

Perception and Misperception in International Politics

257

(12)

Robert Jervis

Crisis Decision Making

269

(11)

Ole R. Holsti

Conceptual Models and the Cuban Missile Crisis

280

(17)

Graham T. Allison

Ideas and Foreign Policy

297

(10)

Judith Goldstein

Robert O. Keohane

Realism and Complex Interdependence

307

(12)

Robert O. Keohane

Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Multilateralism, Knowledge, and Power

319

(12)

Ernst B. Haas

Multilateralism: The Anatomy of an Institution

331

(10)

John Gerard Ruggie

4 Globalism: Dependency and the Capitalist World-System

341

(56)

Major Actors and Assumptions: A Summary

341

(2)

Intellectual Precursors and Influences

343

(4)

Karl Marx

343

(1)

Hobson and Imperialism

344

(1)

Lenin

345

(1)

Luxemburg and Revolution vs. Reform

346

(1)

Antonio Gramsci

347

(1)

Dependency Theorists

347

(4)

ECLA and UNCTAD Arguments

347

(2)

Radical Critiques

349

(1)

Domestic Forces

350

(1)

The Capitalist World-System

351

(4)

System

352

(2)

Political, Economic, and Social Factors

354

(1)

Change

355

(2)

Globalists and Their Critics: An Overview

357

(3)

The Question of Causality

357

(1)

Reliance on Economics

357

(1)

System Dominance

357

(1)

Theoretical Rigidity

358

(1)

Accounting for Anomalies

358

(1)

Defining Alternatives and Science as Ideology

358

(1)

Responses

359

(1)

Notes

360

(3)

Selections for Further Reading and Reference

363

(2)

SELECTED READINGS

365

(32)

The Economic Taproot of Imperialism

365

(4)

J. A. Hobson

Patterns and Perspectives of the Capitalist World-Economy

369

(8)

Immanuel Wallerstein

The Neostructuralist Agenda in International Relations

377

(6)

Barry Gills

Ronen P. Palan

International Organization and Industrial Change

383

(14)

Craig N. Murphy

5 Normative Considerations and International Relations Theory

397

(30)

Moral Choice: Alternative Criteria

398

(2)

The Problem of Justice and War

400

(1)

Justice and Human Rights

401

(2)

Alternative Images and Foreign Policy Choice

403

(1)

Rationality and Foreign Policy Choice

404

(1)

Values, Choices, and Theory

405

(1)

Notes

406

(1)

Selections for Further Reading and Reference

407

(3)

SELECTED READINGS

410

(17)

War, Peace, and the Law of Nations

410

(5)

Hugo Grotius

Morality, Politics, and Perpetual Peace

415

(7)

Immanuel Kant

The Nature of Politics

422

(5)

E. H. Carr

6 The Future of International Relations Theory: Toward a New Synthesis?

427

(42)

Underlying Images

428

(2)

Theory Building

430

(1)

Normative Concerns

431

(1)

Notes

432

(1)

Selections for Further Reading and Reference

433

(1)

SELECTED READINGS

434

(35)

Anarchy Is What States Make of It: The Social Construction of Power Politics

434

(25)

Alexander Wendt

Turbulent Change

459

(10)

James N. Rosenau

Glossary

469

(32)

Index

501

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