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International Relations
Theory
A Brief Introduction
Jennifer Sterling-Folker, University of Connecticut,
USA and Rose Shinko, Bucknell University, USA
This textbook is a short, accessible, and impartial
introduction to the major theoretical perspectives within
international relations. Written for students who are new
to international relations theory, it does not assume any
previous knowledge and explains the theories in a
readable and understandable style.
Selected Contents: 1. Meta-Theoretical Issues 2. Realism
3. Liberalism 4. Constructivism 5. English School
6. Post-Modernism 7. Marxism and Other Radical
Alternatives 8. Feminism
December 2011: 198 x 129: 192pp
Hb: 978-0-415-77480-2: £75.00
Pb: 978-0-415-77481-9: £17.99
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3rd edition
International Relations
Theory
A Critical Introduction
Cynthia Weber, University of Lancaster, UK
Praise for the previous edition:
’I know of nothing that has
such an excellent
combination of lucidity and
both comprehensive and
critical coverage.’ - Michael
Shapiro, University of Hawaii,
USA
’Refreshingly original,
interesting and fun to read,
this book will surely
encourage students to think
critically about international
politics.’ - Roxanne Lynn Doty,
Arizona State University, USA
The third edition of this innovative and highly acclaimed
textbook introduces students to the main theories in
international relations. Weber unravels the complexities
of international relations by explaining and analyzing
each theory which illustrated using the example of a
popular film, allowing students to understand and
critically engage with the myths and assumptions behind
them.
2009: 246 x 174: 264pp
Hb: 978-0-415-77819-0: £80.00
Pb: 978-0-415-77842-8: £23.99
eBook: 978-0-203-87414-1
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Governmentality
Global Politics and Minor History
William Walters, Carleton University, Canada
Series: Critical Issues in Global Politics
This text provides senior undergraduates and graduate
students with an accessible but challenging introduction
to the debate on ’governmentality’ and the continued
relevance of this body of work for the study of global
politics.
Governmentality is one of Michel Foucault’s most
influential ideas and this book provides a thorough
grounding in the conceptual history of governmentality,
the key debates and some key case studies which
illustrate the wider issues. The text also demonstrates
how a nuanced understanding of governmentality can
allow researchers to develop in productive new
directions.
Selected Contents: 1. Introduction Part 1: On
Governmentality 2. A Brief History of Governmentality
3. Governmentality and the International 4. On Minor
History Part 2: Global Politics in a Minor Key 5. The
Invention of World Regions: “New Regionalism” and the
Post-Imperial Governance of States 6. Identity Incorporated:
The Birth of the Global Biometric and the Transformation of
State Identification Practices 7. Notes for a History of
Humanitarian Government: The ICRC in the Making of an
International Pastoral
July 2011: 216 x 138: 192pp
Hb: 978-0-415-77953-1: £80.00
Pb: 978-0-415-77954-8: £20.99
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Postcolonial Theory &
International Relations
A Comprehensive Introduction
Edited by Sanjay Seth
Series: Interventions
Postcolonial theory has had the most impact in
disciplines such as literature and, to some degree,
history, and perhaps the least impact in the discipline of
politics. However, there is growing interest in
postcolonial theory within politics, and interest is
especially high in the subfield of international relations.
This text provides a comprehensive survey of how
postoclonial theory shapes our understanding of
international relations.
Selected Contents: 1. Introduction: Postcolonial and the
International 2. Geopolitics after Postcolonialism
3. International Relations, International Law and the
Decolonial Option 4. The Nation and Orientalism
5. Classical International Theory 6. War and Orientalism
7. Slavery, Finance and International Political Economy
8. Sovereignty and the Postcolonial 9. Islam, International
Relations and Postcolonialism 10. Nationalism and the
Postcolonial 11. Neo-Liberalism and Postcolonialism
12. Conclusion – Postcolonial Futures
June 2011: 234 x 156: 224pp
Hb: 978-0-415-58287-2: £80.00
Pb: 978-0-415-58288-9: £22.99
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Realism Reader
Colin Elman, Maxwell School of Syracuse University,
USA
Despite some years in the doldrums, political realism is
recovering its previously dominant role as the leading
paradigm in the international relations sub-field.
Realism’s return to prominence has been accompanied
by a surge of new research, and by the development of
several distinct variants within the research tradition.
The Realism Reader will provide a ’one-stop-shop’ for
undergraduates and masters students taking a course in
contemporary international relations theory, with a
particular focus on realism.
The reader will collect centrally important realist works,
organized around different approaches (for example,
neoclassical realism); important critiques of realism (for
example, the institutionalist critique); and some debates
realists and their critics have engaged in concerning
recent events (for example, whether different realist
theories can account for the collapse of the Soviet Union
and the end of the Cold War).
The reader will be structured around a 16 week
semester. An alternative timetable and chapter
combination will be provided for classes following the
quarter system.
September 2011: 246 x 174: 304pp
Hb: 978-0-415-77354-6: £80.00
Pb: 978-0-415-77357-7: £26.99
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Recovering Realism
Colin Elman, Maxwell School of Syracuse University,
USA
This book provides a broad survey of contemporary
realist scholarship, and builds on Elman’s earlier work on
the relationship between realism and foreign policy;
balance of power theory; realism and typologies; and
the metatheoretic status of realism.
The volume is intended for use as a text in upper division
undergraduate courses in IR, and in IR field survey
classes for graduate students; as a resource for scholars
working within the IR sub-field; and as a readable
introduction to contemporary political realism for a
wider academic and policymaking audience. The book
will also serve as a companion volume to The Realism
Reader and the chapters have been matched accordingly.
Selected Contents: 1. Recovering Realism: The Return of
Pessimism 2. The Roots of the Realist Tradition 3. Classical
Realism: The Twentieth Century 4. Balance of Power Theory
5. Neorealism 6. Defensive Structural Realism 7. Offensive
Structural Realism 8. Rise and Fall Realism 9. Neoclassical
Realism 10. The Liberal Critique 11. The Institutionalist
Critique 12. The Constructivist Critique 13. Realism and
European Cooperation 14. Realism, American ’Hegemony,’
and ’Soft’ Balancing 15. Realism and the Rise of Nonstate
Actors 16. Conclusion
September 2011: 246 x 174: 256pp
Hb: 978-0-415-77358-4: £80.00
Pb: 978-0-415-77359-1: £23.99
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