Suchergebnisse

International relations : still an American social science? -- International relations theory in France : three generations of Parisian intellectual pride -- International relations theory in Italy : between domestic academia and intellectual adjustment -- International relations theory in the Nordic countries : from fragmentation to multi-level research cooperation -- Third way or via media? The international society approach of the English school -- Middle ground or halfway house? Social constructivism and the theory of European integration -- The meaning of new medievalism : an exercise in theoretical reconstruction

A well-established community of American scholars has long dominated the discipline of international relations. Recently, however, certain strands of continental theorizing are being introduced into the mainstream. This is a critical examination of European approaches to international relations theory, suggesting practical ways of challenging manistream thought. Freidrichs presents a detailed sociological analysis of knowledge production in existing European IR communities, namely France, Italy and Scandinavia. He also discusses a selection of European schools and approaches.