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The Social Evolution of International Politics critically engages with all the key grand theories of international politics and provides interesting solutions to some of the 'great debates' between those theories, from realism and neoliberalism, to the English School and constructivism.

Constructing movements and comparisons -- Toward a political and conceptual genealogy of representation -- Comparing communities, contention, and representation, 1860s-1960s -- Articulating indianness regionally and nationally, 1960s-1990s -- Neoliberal and multicultural encounters, 1990-2005 -- Strategic constructivism and essentialism -- Articulating utopias, histories, and politics

Grounded on tenets of cultural realism and social constructivism, Monica Gariup develops a theoretical framework to enhance our understanding of security culture at the European Union level and the implications of discourse and practice in European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP).

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Theory in International Relations -- Chapter 3 Artificial Intelligence and International Relations -- Chapter 4 Liberalism -- Chapter 5 Realism -- Chapter 6 Hegemonic Stability Theory -- Chapter 7 Dependency Theory -- Chapter 8 Constructivism -- Chapter 9 The English School -- Chapter 10 Rational International Relations.

Introduction -- The European Union as a System of Differentiated Integration -- PART I: THEORY Intergovernmentalism -- Supranationalism -- Constructivism -- PART II: POLICIES The Single Market -- Economic and Monetary Union -- Security and Defence -- The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice -- Conclusions: Integration and differentiation in the European Union.

Introduction -- Realism, balance-of-power theory, and the counterbalancing constraint -- Realism, balance-of-threat theory, and the "soft balancing" constraint -- Liberalism, globalization, and constraints derived from economic interdependence -- Institutionalism and the constraint of reputation -- Constructivism and the constraint of legitimacy -- A new agenda

This book brings a constructivist approach to analyzing public goods by recognizing that preferences are socially constructed from the actors' identities. This synthesis of constructivism and rational choice provides a deeper understanding of the decision to provide goods such as protecting human rights and collective security.

This volume develops and applies the American philosophical naturalist tradition of the mid-20th century. It argues for the philosophical value and usefulness of this underappreciated tradition for a number of contemporary theoretical and practical issues, such as the modernist/postmodernist divide and debates over philosophical constructivism

This text uses the body to peel back the layers of time and taken-for-granted-ness upon the two defining political forms of modernity, the state and the subject of rights. It traces, under the lens of the body, how the state and the subject mutually constituted each other all the way down, by going all the way back, to their original crafting in the seventeenth century. It considers multiple sites of theory and practice and two revolutions.

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Evolution -- 3 Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Experimental Ethics -- 4 Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Morality as Problem-Solving -- 5 Deontology, Confabulation, and the Structure of Philosophical Debate -- 6 Realism, Constructivism, and Evolution -- 7 Morality, Wellbeing, and Evolution -- 8 Conclusion -- 9 References -- Index

This volume of essays brings together John Gerard Ruggie's most influential theoretical ideas and their application to critical policy questions concerning the post-Cold War international order.

Introduction -- The intersection of constructivism and American exceptionalism -- Supporting the Afghan 'freedom fighters' against the 'perils' of communism, 1979-1989 -- The Bush administration's strategic construction of 9/11 and Afghanistan -- The Obama administration and the renewed significance of Afghanistan -- Obama and Afghanistan : the continuing danger of a 'safe haven'? -- Conclusion

Asia – Africa – International Relations Theories – Theory Development – Theory Application – Western IR – Non-Western IR – Japanese Security Policy – China Naval Buildup – China's Trade Policy – Gulf Cooperation Council – American Policy towards Israel – Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Iraq – Humanitarian Intervention – Sub-Saharan Africa – Peace Operations – Decolonization – Francophone Africa – Constructivism – Realism – Liberalism – Regionalism – FPA – Dependency Theory

This book explores challenges to international conflict resolution efforts in the South Caucasus. It examines the efforts made by the UN, the OSCE, and the EU, and by the states of Russia, Turkey, and the United States. The conflict is analyzed through the theoretical frameworks of neorealism, constructivism, and neoclassical realism.

Foreword-- Karl Moore 1. One Size Fits All 2. Wicked Problems 3. Positivism and Constructivism 4. The Central Case Study 5. Non-linear Process 6. Co-diagnosing 7. Co-learning 8. Evaluation As Co-learning 9. Co-designing 10. Co-acting 11. Trinidad and Tobago Example Conclusion: The Way Ahead