This book provides an original analysis of recent work by key historical sociologists through the prism of International Relations. Stephen Hobden investigates the number of issues which overlap between the two disciplines by focusing on three main themes:
* the ways in which historical sociologists approach international relations in general and the concept of an international system in particular
* recent advances on the concept of the state as developed by Historical Sociology and their implications for International Relations
* the potential for productive dialogue between...

This is the first book to provide an overview of a range of different perspectives within a posthuman framework, and to make the argument for a progressive emancipatory project from a posthuman perspective. With the emergence of viewpoints critical of such approaches, the books address these critiques.

Examining the question of policy-making under conditions of complexity, Cudworth and Hobden develop such questions by addressing the following themes: In a world typified by complexity, how is it possible to pursue political projects? How have ideas about emancipation been developed,...