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Stafano Guzzini, Realism in International Relations and International Political Economy: The Continuing Story of a Death Foretold, London and New York, Routledge, 1998Brian C. Schmidt, The Political Discourse of Anarchy: A Disciplinary History of International Relations, Albany, State University of New York Press, 1998The philosopher and mathematician, Alfred North Whitehead, cautioned many years ago that 'A science which hesitates to forget its founders is lost'. If this injunction is true, then there would appear to be very little hope for the study of international relations. Although there is considerable debate about who constitute the founding fathers – names as different as Thucydides, Grotius and Kant come to mind – without doubt, interest in the seminal thoughts about international relations of such figures has never been higher.

International relations is a vibrant field of significant growth and change. This book guides students through the complexities of the major theories of international relations and the debates that surround them, the core theoretical concepts, and the key contemporary issues. Introduced by an overview of the discipline's development and general structure, the more than 40 entries are broken down as follows: Parts two introduces the key theories and each chapter includes: A broad overview. " a discussion of methodologies. " a review of empricial applications. " a guide to further reading and u

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Lilliputians in Gulliver's World? -- Part I: Defining Contributions to the Literature -- 1. The Power of Small States: Diplomacy in World War II -- 2. Lilliputians' Dilemmas: Small States in International Politics -- 3. The Inequality of States: A Study of the Small Power in International Relations -- 4. Micro-states: The Principality of Liechtenstein -- Part II: Refining the Small State Debate -- 5. Weak States in the International System -- 6. Small States in World Markets: Industrial Policy in Europe -- 7. The Role of Small States in the European Union -- Part III: Small State Capacity in International Relations -- 8. Learning, Realism, and Alliances: The Weight of the Shadow of the Past -- 9. Norm Entrepreneurs: Scandinavia's Role in World Politics -- Conclusion: Learning from Lilliput -- Annotated Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.

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