International Relations Theory

This textbook shows how to think about international relations and offers insights into its most important theories and issues.

Autorentext

Mykola Kapitonenko, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University. He is also a Director of the Center of International Studies, an NGO, specializing in regional security studies and foreign policy of Ukraine. He has been invited as a visiting professor to the University of Iowa, and has taught at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Since 2015, Mykola has been co-editing UA: Ukraine Analytica. In 2012 he was a winner of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology.

Inhalt

Introduction: What Is International Relations and Why Study Them? Chapter 1. (Ir)rationality of International Politics Chapter 2. Realism Chapter 3. Is It All about Power? Chapter 4. Neoliberalism Chapter 5. English School Chapter 6. Institutionalism Chapter 7. Constructivism Chapter 8. Marxism and Neo-Marxism Chapter 9. Critical Theories Chapter 10. Feminism Chapter 11. Non-Western Approaches What's Next? An Epilogue