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International relations theory is witnessing a veritable explosion of works within the areas of modernism and postmodernism, yet there has been no attempt to compare these theories and their sources according to a common criterion or logical form. This author argues that while these pioneering, imaginative and exciting theoretical works are disparate, they also share a common thread that seeks to express emancipatory goals for international relations. This book provides an in-depth critical study of this genre of theorizing that he names 'Emancipatory International Relations'. Spegele.

International relations theory is witnessing a veritable explosion of works within the areas of modernism and postmodernism, yet there has been no attempt to compare these theories and their sources according to a common criterion or logical form. This author argues that while these pioneering, imaginative and exciting theoretical works are disparate, they also share a common thread that seeks to express emancipatory goals for international relations.This book provides an in-depth critical study of this genre of theorizing that he names 'Emancipatory International Relations'. Spegele develops

In Emanuel Adler's distinctive constructivist approach to international relations theory, international practices evolve in tandem with collective knowledge of the material and social worlds. This book - comprising a fresh selection of his journal publications, a substantial new introduction, three previously unpublished articles - points IR constructivism in a novel direction, characterized as 'communitarian'. Adler's synthesis does not herald the end of the nation-state; nor does it suggest that agency is unimportant in international life. Rather, it argues that what mediates between individual and state agency and social structures are communities of practice, which are the wellspring and repositories of collective meanings and social practices. The concept of communities of practice casts new light on epistemic communities and security communities, helping to explain why certain ideas congeal into human practices and others do not, and which social mechanisms can facilitate the emergence of normatively better communities.

Cover -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword – Robert O. Keohane -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction International Relations Theory: A European Perspective? -- 1 Origins of the International Relations Theories and the Emerging Realist Paradigm -- 2 Systemic Approaches in the United States -- 3 International Political Economy -- 4 The Influence of K. Marx on International Relations -- 5 Beyond Realism and Neo-realism -- 6 Institutionalist Theories -- 7 A Post-sovereign World? -- 8 Constructivist Approaches -- 9 Foreign Policy Analysis and the Impact of Domestic Factors -- 10 The Contribution of European Studies to the Renewal of International Relations Theory -- Conclusions -- Appendix – Regional, Interregional and Global Arrangements and Organizations -- Planisphères

Emanuel Adler is one of the leading IR theorists of his generation. This volume brings together a collection of his articles, including four new and previously unpublished chapters.

Kinship in international relations : introduction and framework / Iver B. Neumann, Kristin Haugevik and Jon Harald Sande Lie -- Kinship as an international ordering principle in the nineteenth century / Morten Skumsrud Andersen and Benjamin de Carvalho -- Kith, kin and inter-state relations : international politics as family life / Kristin Haugevik -- Kinship diplomacy, or diplomats of a kin / Halvard Leira -- Brothers in arms : kinship, gender and military organizations / Nina Græger -- Colonized children : Chechnya in Russia / Julie Wilhelmsen -- Brother, where art thou? kinship in Turkish region-building / Einar Wigen -- Kinship in Indian politics : dynasties, nepotism and imagined families / Francesca R. Jensenius -- A command-chain of brothers : kinship in Chinese foreign policy / Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson -- Like grandfather, like grandson : kinship as a legitimating force in Japan's international relations / Wrenn Yennie Lindgren -- Conclusion : the heterogeneity of kinship systems and world politics / Andreas Aagaard Nøhr.

Offers the first comprehensive account of Pragmatism in IR by evaluating the main implications of a Pragmatist turn for three major dimensions of IR--theory, research and ethics.

"International relations are generally understood as a realm of anarchy in which countries lack any superior authority and interact within a Hobbesian state of nature. In Hierarchy in International Relations, David A. Lake challenges this traditional view, demonstrating that states exercise authority over one another in international hierarchies that vary historically but are still pervasive today. Revisiting the concepts of authority and sovereignty, Lake offers a novel view of international relations in which states form social contracts that bind both dominant and subordinate members. The resulting hierarchies have significant effects on the foreign policies of states as well as patterns of international conflict and cooperation. Focusing largely on U.S.-led hierarchies in the contemporary world, Lake provides a compelling account of the origins, functions, and limits of political order in the modern international system. The book is a model of clarity in theory, research design, and the use of evidence. Motivated by concerns about the declining international legitimacy of the United States following the Iraq War, Hierarchy in International Relations offers a powerful analytic perspective that has important implications for understanding America's position in the world in the years ahead."--Jacket

The modern discipline of International Relations (IR) is largely an Anglo-American social science. It has been concerned mainly with the powerful states and actors in the global political economy and dominated by North American and European scholars. However, this focus can be seen as Eurocentrism. Decolonizing International Relations exposes the ways in which IR has consistently ignored questions of colonialism, imperialism, race, slavery, and dispossession in the non-European world. Critical scholars in IR and international law, concerned with the need to decolonize knowledge, have authored

"This textbook shows how to think about international relations and offers insights into its most important theories and issues. Written from beyond the Anglo-US academic environment, with attention to regional nuances, it teaches students to perceive international politics in an organized and theoretical way, thus helping them grasp the complexity of the subject and see simple ways of making sense of it. Providing a thorough introduction to the main theories and approaches to international relations, the book covers the main dilemmas, concepts and methodological issues alongside a number of neglected theoretical paradigms such as institutionalism, Marxism, critical approaches, feminism and power in world politics. It will be of great use as a main textbook as well as a supplementary guide for related courses, including Foreign Policy Analysis, Conflict Studies, Security Studies, History of International Relations, International Organizations and Global Governance"--

This text provides an introduction to key aspects of contemporary international relations, examining such important issues as the nature of international relations since 1945, war, security and intervention, and problems of sovereignty.

Cyberspace is widely acknowledged as a fundamental fact of daily life in today's world. Until recently, its political impact was thought to be a matter of low politics--background conditions and routine processes and decisions. Now, however, experts have begun to recognize its effect on high politics--national security, core institutions, and critical decision processes. In this book, Nazli Choucri investigates the implications of this new cyberpolitical reality for international relations theory, policy, and practice. The ubiquity, fluidity, and anonymity of cyberspace have already challenged such concepts as leverage and influence, national security and diplomacy, and borders and boundaries in the traditionally state-centric arena of international relations. Choucri grapples with fundamental questions of how we can take explicit account of cyberspace in the analysis of world politics and how we can integrate the traditional international system with its cyber venues. After establishing the theoretical and empirical terrain, Choucri examines modes of cyber conflict and cyber cooperation in international relations; the potential for the gradual convergence of cyberspace and sustainability, in both substantive and policy terms; and the emergent synergy of cyberspace and international efforts toward sustainable development. Choucri's discussion is theoretically driven and empirically grounded, drawing on recent data and analyzing the dynamics of cyberpolitics at individual, state, international, and global levels.

Seeks to confront, resist, and rewrite International Relations (IR), a heavily politicized field that is deeply centered in the North/West and privileges certain perspectives, pedagogies, and practices. This title invites the reader to participate in an experiment to decentre the North/West when we learn, study and do IR