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Author: John M. Hobson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-04-27
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780521643917
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book, first published in 2000, provides an overview of theories of the state found in International Relations.
Author: R. Harrison Wagner
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2007-08-31
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 0472069810
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExposes the deep logical contradictions of Realist political thought and counters it with a new, more robust theory of war
Author: Robert Schuett
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2015-01-22
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0748693637
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume ... systematically considers the nature of the state, the concept of sovereignty and the challenges globalisation and cosmopolitanism.--Provided by publisher.
Author: Scott Pegg
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-12-16
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 1000708578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1998, International Society and the De Facto Society explores the phenomenon of de facto statehood in contemporary international relations. The de facto state is almost the inverse of what Robert Jackson has termed the ‘quasi-state’. The quasi-state has an ambassador, a flag, and a seat at the United Nations, but it does not function positively as a viable governing entity. Its limitations though, do not detract from sovereign legitimacy. The de facto state, on the other hand, lacks legitimacy yet effectively controls a given territorial area and provides governmental services to a specific population. The book engages in a birth, life, and death or evolution examination of the de facto state.
Author: Richard Devetak
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-10-17
Total Pages: 593
ISBN-13: 1139505602
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInvaluable to students and those approaching the subject for the first time, An Introduction to International Relations, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to international relations, its traditions and its changing nature in an era of globalisation. Thoroughly revised and updated, it features chapters written by a range of experts from around the world. It presents a global perspective on the theories, history, developments and debates that shape this dynamic discipline and contemporary world politics. Now in full-colour and accompanied by a password-protected companion website featuring additional chapters and case studies, this is the indispensable guide to the study of international relations.
Author: Nina Caspersen
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-07-26
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1136849998
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnrecognized states are territories that have achieved de facto independence, yet have failed to gain international recognition as independent states. These territories constitute anomalies in the international system of sovereign states and often present significant challenges to policy makers, as evidenced by the war in Georgia and the continued debate over Kosovo’s independence. This book draws on both theory and case studies to better understand the phenomenon of unrecognized states, demonstrating that the existence of such entities is less unusual than previously assumed. Moving away from an overt focus on case studies, the chapters present various themes that link the emergence, operations, and development of unrecognized states and assess how the established order of states responds to the challenges they present: How do unrecognized interact with the international system of sovereign states? How does it shape their emergence, operations and development? How do these entities develop in a context of non-recognition? Are we witnessing a new form of statehood, or are these entities better understood as states-in-waiting? What are the strategies available for dealing with unrecognized states? Could power-sharing or autonomy provide a solution or are more innovative strategies necessary? With contributions from leading scholars in a number of fields, this book will appeal not only to students and scholars of Political Science, International Relations, Geography, Area Studies, Sociology, and Conflict Resolution, but also to journalists, government bodies and NGOs.
Author: Christian Reus-Smit
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2010-07-01
Total Pages: 792
ISBN-13: 0191003255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Oxford Handbook of International Relations offers the most authoritative and comprehensive overview to date of the field of international relations. Arguably the most impressive collection of international relations scholars ever brought together within one volume, the Handbook debates the nature of the field itself, critically engages with the major theories, surveys a wide spectrum of methods, addresses the relationship between scholarship and policy making, and examines the field's relation with cognate disciplines. The Handbook takes as its central themes the interaction between empirical and normative inquiry that permeates all theorizing in the field and the way in which contending approaches have shaped one another. In doing so, the Handbook provides an authoritative and critical introduction to the subject and establishes a sense of the field as a dynamic realm of argument and inquiry. The Oxford Handbook of International Relations will be essential reading for all of those interested in the advanced study of global politics and international affairs.
Author: Hugh C. Dyer
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1989-10-16
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 1349202754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis wide-ranging study surveys the present state of international relations as an academic field. It locates and assesses recent developments in the field - in short, what is being done where, by whom, and why. The editors have focused on some central and controversial theoretical issues, and included surveys of principal sub-fields, as well as the various approaches to the study of international relations in different countries. The book provides a comprehensive overview of an important and fast-growing area of academic endeavour, and is essential reading for teachers and students of international politics and the social sciences at large.
Author: Lucian Ashworth
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-01-10
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 1317678257
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInternational thought is the product of major political changes over the last few centuries, especially the development of the modern state and the industrialisation of the world economy. While the question of how to deal with strangers from other communities has been a constant throughout human history, it is only in recent centuries that the question of ‘foreign relations’ (and especially imperialism and war) have become a matter of urgency for all sectors of society throughout the world. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the evolution of Western international thought, and charts how this evolved into the predominantly Anglophone field of International Relations. Along the way several myths of the origins of International Relations are explored and exposed: the myth of the peace of Westphalia, the myths of Versailles and the nature of the League of Nations, the realist-idealist ‘Great Debate’ myth, and the myth of appeasement. Major approaches to the study of international affairs are discussed within their context and on their own terms, rather than being shoe-horned into anachronistic ‘paradigms’. Written in a clear and accessible style, Ashworth’s analysis reveals how historical myths have been used as gatekeeping devices, and how a critical re-evaluation of the history of international thought can affect how we see international affairs today.
Author: Stephen D. Krasner
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-03-04
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 1135974772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStephen Krasner has been one of the most influential theorists within international relations and international political economy over the past few decades. This book is a collection of his key academic work as well as a meditation on his time in office.
