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Over the past twenty years or so, there has been a concerted effort by International Relations (IR) scholars to engage with classical social theory, a tradition that takes in figures such as Max Weber & Karl Marx, C. Wright Mills & Raymond Aron, & more recently, Anthony Giddens & Charles Tilly. Of these comparative macro-sociologists, perhaps the most interesting from an IR perspective is Michael Mann whose oeuvre, now spanning four decades, includes a two-volume history of power in world affairs alongside substantial interventions on debates relating to ethnic cleansing, empire, state-formation & fascism. The interview & forum printed below are, in the first instance, attempts to tease out Mann's most important contributions to social science in general & to IR more specifically. But contributors are also keen to impress upon Mann, & historical sociologists more generally, the need to factor in contemporary advances in both IR theory & practice. As a result, the interview, comment pieces & Mann's reply bear close reading not only for IR specialists, but also for those involved in the wider enterprise of classical social theory itself. Adapted from the source document.

Rezension von : Green, Michael J.: The United States and Asia after Bush. - In: The Pacific Review (Oxford). - 21 (December 2008) 5. - S. 583-594