International Relations Theory

With 30% new content, including a new chapter on poststructuralism, this introduction now covers everything needed to accompany a student through their IR Theory module and to be a resource that they can keep coming back to throughout their studies

With chapters on all the major theories of international relations, accompanied by contemporary examples from popular culture, film and literature, this Third Edition is the ideal introduction to the key perspectives in the field.

Key features:

• 30% new content, with all chapters revised and updated
• Useful learning features including further reading, 'questions to ponder', 'common pitfalls' and 'taking it further' boxes, to help you extend your thinking beyond the classroom

• Invaluable chapters on getting the best out of your knowledge of International Relations Theory in essays and exams, including real life examples of best practice.

  Autorentext
  Oliver Daddow is Assistant Professor in British Politics and Security at the University of Nottingham. His research interests are in interpretivist international relations, British foreign policy especially Brexit and the Europe question and discourse analysis. He is the author of Britain and Europe Since 1945: Historiographical Perspectives on Integration (Manchester University Press, 2004) and New Labour and the European Union: Blair and Brown's Logic of History (Manchester University Press, 2011). He edited Harold Wilson and European Integration: Britain's Second Application to Join the EEC (Frank Cass, 2003). With Jamie Gaskarth he edited British Foreign Policy: The New Labour Years (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), and with Mark Bevir and Ian Hall he edited Interpreting Global Security (Routledge, 2014). He has written book chapters and peer-reviewed journal arti­cles across his research interests, including in Government and Opposition, International Affairs, International Relations, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, Political Quarterly, British Journal of Politics and International

  Inhalt

  Part I Introduction to Your Course in IR Theory
  Chapter 1: What is International Relations?
  Chapter 2: International Relations Theory
  Chapter 3: Theoretical Debates
  Part II Theories of IR
  Chapter 4: Liberalism
  Chapter 5: Realism
  Chapter 6: Neorealism and Neoliberalism
  Chapter 7: The English School
  Chapter 8: Constructivism
  Chapter 9: Marxism
  Chapter 10: Critical Theory
  Chapter 11: Feminism
  Chapter 12: Poststructuralism
  Chapter 13: Postcolonialism
  Chapter 14: Green International Theory
  Part III Lectures, Tutorials, Coursework and Exams
  Chapter 15: Making The Most Of Theory In Lectures and Tutorials
  Chapter 16: Making The Most Of Theory In Essays
  Chapter 17: Examples Of Good Practice In IR Theory Essays
  Chapter 18: Making The Most Of Theory In Exams
  Part IV Additional Resources
  Glossary
  References
  Index