This new book unites in one volume some of the most prominent critiques of Alexander Wendt's constructivist theory of international relations and includes the first comprehensive reply by Wendt.
Partly reprints of benchmark articles, partly new original critiques, the critical chapters are informed by a wide array of contending theories ranging from realism to poststructuralism. The collected leading theorists critique Wendt s seminal book Social Theory of International Politics and his subsequent revisions. They take issue with the full panoply of Wendt s approach, such as his...
This new book unites in one volume some of the most prominent critiques of Alexander Wendt's constructivist theory of international relations and i...
An important new discussion of Africa's place in the international system.
This volume discusses Africa's place in the international system, examining the way in which the Westphalian system, in light of the impact of globalization and transnational networks, continues to play a major role in the structuring of Africa's international relations. The book provides a solid empirical analysis of key global players in Africa - France, the UK, the US, Japan, Germany, the EU and the UN - and of their policies towards the region. In the context of the 'war against terrorism', African...
An important new discussion of Africa's place in the international system.
This volume discusses Africa's place in the international system,...
This important text offers a full and detailed account of how to use discourse analysis to study foreign policy. It provides a poststructuralist theory of the relationship between identity and foreign policy and an in-depth discussion of the methodology of discourse analysis.
Part I offers a detailed discussion of the concept of identity, the intertextual relationship between official foreign policy discourse and oppositional and media discourses and of the importance of genres for authors' ability to establish themselves as having authority and knowledge. Lene Hansen devotes...
This important text offers a full and detailed account of how to use discourse analysis to study foreign policy. It provides a poststructuralist th...
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...
In Emanuel Adler's distinctive constructivist approach to international relations theory, international practices evolve in tandem with collective kno...
In Emanuel Adler's distinctive 'middle-ground' constructivist approach to international relations (IR) theory, international practices evolve in tandem with collective knowledge of the material and social worlds. His new book points IR constructivism in a novel direction, which he characterizes as 'communitarian'. His communitarian synthesis, which complements normative IR approaches, does not herald the end of the nation-state; nor does it suggest that agency is unimportant in international life. Rather, it maintains that 'communities of practice' are the wellspring and repositories of...
In Emanuel Adler's distinctive 'middle-ground' constructivist approach to international relations (IR) theory, international practices evolve in tande...
The act of violence of 9/11 changed the global security agenda, catapulting terrorism to the top of the agenda. Weapons of mass destruction grabbed public interest and controlling the free movement of people became a national security priority.
In this volume, Jef Huysmans critically engages with theoretical developments in international relations and security studies to develop a conceptual framework for studying security. He argues that security policies and responses do not appear out of the blue, but are part of a continuous and gradual process, pre-structured by previous...
The act of violence of 9/11 changed the global security agenda, catapulting terrorism to the top of the agenda. Weapons of mass destruction grabbed...
This new volume shows how state sovereignty is more fluid and contested than is usually appreciated within both conventional and constructivist literature.
This new volume shows how state sovereignty is more fluid and contested than is usually appreciated within both conventional and constructivist litera...
This collection of essays records the development of Adam Watson's thinking about international theory from the 1950s to the present, exploring his contribution to, and the development of, the English School.
This collection of essays records the development of Adam Watson's thinking about international theory from the 1950s to the present, exploring his...
This new book unites in one volume some of the most prominent critiques of Alexander Wendt's constructivist theory of international relations and includes the first comprehensive reply by Wendt.
Partly reprints of benchmark articles, partly new original critiques, the critical chapters are informed by a wide array of contending theories ranging from realism to poststructuralism. The collected leading theorists critique Wendt's seminal book Social Theory of International Politics and his subsequent revisions. They take issue with the full panoply of Wendt's approach, such as his...
This new book unites in one volume some of the most prominent critiques of Alexander Wendt's constructivist theory of international relations and i...
Piratical attacks have become more frequent, violent, costly and increasingly threaten to undermine order in the international system. Much attention has focused on Somalia, but piracy is a problem worldwide. Recently coordinated efforts among states in South East Asia appear to have helped in the area, but elsewhere piracy has expanded. Interestingly, international law has long recognized piracy as a crime and provided tools for universal suppression, yet piracy persists. In this book, a handpicked group of leading experts in the field of International Relations use maritime piracy as a...
Piratical attacks have become more frequent, violent, costly and increasingly threaten to undermine order in the international system. Much attention ...
