European Approaches to International Relations Theory: A House with Many Mansions

ISBN-13: 9780415459884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 224 str.

Jörg Friedrichs

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Preface 1. International Relations: Still an American social science? Part 1: Developmental Pathways 2. International Relations Theory in France: Three generations of Parisian intellectual pride 3. International Relations Theory in Italy: Between academic parochialism and intellectual adjustment 4. International Relations Theory in the Nordic Countries: From fragmentation to multi-level research cooperation Part 2: Triangular Reasoning 5. Third Way or Via Media? The international society approach of the English school 6. Middle Ground or Halfway House? Social constructivism and the theory of European integration Part 3: Theoretical Reconstruction 7. The Meaning of New Medievalism: An exercise in theoretical reconstruction Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

Jörg Friedrichs is a Research Associate at the International University Bremen, Germany, and is currently coordinating a research project on the internationalisation of the state monopoly over the legitimate use of force.