Main description:
NEW IN PAPERBACK FEBRUARY 2005!
`The most systematic and wide-ranging survey of the multi-faceted field of International Relations yet produced. It is sure to become a standard reference work and teaching text, and is unlikely to be superseded at any time in the near future. It should be considered as essential reading' - International Affairs
The Handbook of International Relations, published 2002 in hardback, quickly established itself as the benchmark volume, providing a state-of-the-art review and indispensable guide to the study of international relations. It is now released in paperback, in order to be accessible to students in classroom use.
Divided into three parts, the volume reviews both the historical, philosophical, analytical and normative roots to the discipline and the key contemporary topics of research and debate today.
The first part introduces the major approaches within the field and unpacks many of the on-going debates within the discipline including those between rationalist and constructivist approaches. The second part moves on to explore the key concepts and contextual factors important to the subject from concepts like the state and power, to international and transnational actors, debates around globalization, and contending feminist perspectives.
The final part reviews a number of the key substantive issues in international relations and is designed to complement the analytical tools and perspectives presented in Parts I and II. Examples of the many topics included are: foreign policy; war and peace; security; nationalism and ethnicity; finance; trade; development; the environment; and human rights.
Review quote:
... This is an excellent compilation of work on the discipline of international relations (IR). . . . This handbook will become indispensable for libraries serving graduate programs in IR. It will also be a good reference for faculty and scholars in the field, and its individual entries will be of interest to advanced undergraduate students.. CHOICE
... The editors and authors have compiled an extremely useful and sophisticated introduction to the current foci and concerns of IR scholars . . . graduate students are likely to have it at the top of the reading lists on which they rely to take their general examinations.. James N. Rosenau
Table of contents:
PART ONE: HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEORETICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
On the History and Historiography of International Relations - Brian C Schmidt
Philosophy of Social Science and International Relations - Colin Wight
Rationalism Vs Constructivism - James Fearon and Alexander Wendt
A Skeptical View
Rational Choice and International Relations - Duncan Snidal
Constructivism and International Relations - Emanuel Adler
Linking Theory and Evidence in International Relations - Richard K Herrmann
Norms and Ethics in International Relations - Andrew Hurrell
PART TWO: CONCEPT AND CONTEXT IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
State, Sovereignty and Territory - Thomas J Biersteker
Power and International Relations - David A Baldwin
International Organizations and Institutions - Beth A Simmons Lisa L Martin
Diplomacy, Bargaining and Negotiation - Christer J[um]onsson
From Interdependence to Globalization - Michael Z[um]urn
Transnational Actors and World Politics - Thomas Risse
Feminist Perspectives on International Relations - J Ann Tickner
Psychological Explanations of International Conflict - Janice Gross Stein
Domestic Politics and International Relations - Peter Gourevitch
PART THREE: SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Foreign Policy - Walter Carlsnaes
War and Peace - Jack S Levy
Security Cooperation - Harald M[um]uller
Peace-making and Conflict Resolution - Lilach Gilady and Bruce Russett
Nationalism and Ethnicity - Lars-Erik Cederman
International Finance - Benjamin J Cohen
International Trade - Helen V Milner
International Development - Sylvia Maxfield
Comparative Regional Integration - Young Jong Choi and James A Caporaso
International Environment - Ronald B Mitchell
International Human Rights - Hans Peter Schmitz and Kathryn Sikkink
International Law, International Relations and Compliance - Kal Raustiala and Anne-Marie Slaughter
NEW IN PAPERBACK FEBRUARY 2005!
`The most systematic and wide-ranging survey of the multi-faceted field of International Relations yet produced. It is sure to become a standard reference work and teaching text, and is unlikely to be superseded at any time in the near future. It should be considered as essential reading' - International Affairs
The Handbook of International Relations, published 2002 in hardback, quickly established itself as the benchmark volume, providing a state-of-the-art review and indispensable guide to the study of international relations. It is now released in paperback, in order to be accessible to students in classroom use.
Divided into three parts, the volume reviews both the historical, philosophical, analytical and normative roots to the discipline and the key contemporary topics of research and debate today.
The first part introduces the major approaches within the field and unpacks many of the on-going debates within the discipline including those between rationalist and constructivist approaches. The second part moves on to explore the key concepts and contextual factors important to the subject from concepts like the state and power, to international and transnational actors, debates around globalization, and contending feminist perspectives.
The final part reviews a number of the key substantive issues in international relations and is designed to complement the analytical tools and perspectives presented in Parts I and II. Examples of the many topics included are: foreign policy; war and peace; security; nationalism and ethnicity; finance; trade; development; the environment; and human rights.
Review quote:
... This is an excellent compilation of work on the discipline of international relations (IR). . . . This handbook will become indispensable for libraries serving graduate programs in IR. It will also be a good reference for faculty and scholars in the field, and its individual entries will be of interest to advanced undergraduate students.. CHOICE
... The editors and authors have compiled an extremely useful and sophisticated introduction to the current foci and concerns of IR scholars . . . graduate students are likely to have it at the top of the reading lists on which they rely to take their general examinations.. James N. Rosenau
Table of contents:
PART ONE: HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEORETICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
On the History and Historiography of International Relations - Brian C Schmidt
Philosophy of Social Science and International Relations - Colin Wight
Rationalism Vs Constructivism - James Fearon and Alexander Wendt
A Skeptical View
Rational Choice and International Relations - Duncan Snidal
Constructivism and International Relations - Emanuel Adler
Linking Theory and Evidence in International Relations - Richard K Herrmann
Norms and Ethics in International Relations - Andrew Hurrell
PART TWO: CONCEPT AND CONTEXT IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
State, Sovereignty and Territory - Thomas J Biersteker
Power and International Relations - David A Baldwin
International Organizations and Institutions - Beth A Simmons Lisa L Martin
Diplomacy, Bargaining and Negotiation - Christer J[um]onsson
From Interdependence to Globalization - Michael Z[um]urn
Transnational Actors and World Politics - Thomas Risse
Feminist Perspectives on International Relations - J Ann Tickner
Psychological Explanations of International Conflict - Janice Gross Stein
Domestic Politics and International Relations - Peter Gourevitch
PART THREE: SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Foreign Policy - Walter Carlsnaes
War and Peace - Jack S Levy
Security Cooperation - Harald M[um]uller
Peace-making and Conflict Resolution - Lilach Gilady and Bruce Russett
Nationalism and Ethnicity - Lars-Erik Cederman
International Finance - Benjamin J Cohen
International Trade - Helen V Milner
International Development - Sylvia Maxfield
Comparative Regional Integration - Young Jong Choi and James A Caporaso
International Environment - Ronald B Mitchell
International Human Rights - Hans Peter Schmitz and Kathryn Sikkink
International Law, International Relations and Compliance - Kal Raustiala and Anne-Marie Slaughter