International Relations category: 9182 books
The International Politics of Judicial Intervention
Creating a more just order
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
This volume considers the most recent demands for justice within the international system, examining how such aspirations often conflict with norms of state sovereignty and non-intervention.
From an interdisciplinary approach that combines issues of International Relations with International...
Global Power Europe - Vol. 2
Policies, Actions and Influence of the EU's External Relations
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2013
This two-volume project provides a multi-sectoral perspective over the EU's external projections from traditional as well as critical theoretical and institutional perspectives, and is supported by numerous case studies covering the whole extent of the EU’s external relations. The aim is to strive...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Since the creation of the United Nations in 1945, international law has sought to configure itself as a universal system. Yet, despite the best efforts of international institutions, scholars and others to assert the
universal application of international law, its relevance and applicability has been...
Democratic Civil-Military Relations
Soldiering in 21st Century Europe
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
This book examines the ways in which European democracies, including former communist states, are dealing with the new demands placed on their security policies since the cold war by transforming their military structures, and the effects this is having on the conceptualisation of soldiering.
In...
Psychology and Constructivism in International Relations
An Ideational Alliance
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
"The conversation between political psychology and constructivism is essential and long overdue. By exploring the interaction of individual cognition and social processes, this 'ideational alliance' more fully explains how ideas work all the way down to shape world politics."
---Theo Farrell,...
European-American Relations and the Middle East
From Suez to Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
This book examines the evolution of European-American relations with the Middle East since 1945.
Placing the current transatlantic debates on the Middle East into a broader context, this work analyses how, why, and to what extent European and US roles, interests, threat perceptions, and policy...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Asia is a complex and diverse continent, which has seen the scope and pace of transformation increase rapidly over the past 30 years. In turn, the economic growth and social change seen in the region, combined with new global security profiles and environmental challenges, have contributed to placing...
New Norms and Knowledge in World Politics
Protecting people, intellectual property and the environment
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
This book examines the process of norm development and knowledge creation in international politics, and assesses these processes in case studies on protection from torture, intellectual property rights and climate change.
Drawing on the theories of constructivism and the sociology of scientific...
Trusting Enemies
Interpersonal Relationships in International Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
How can two states with enemy relations transform their relationship? Nicholas Wheeler argues that the discipline of International Relations has not done a good job of answering this question because its focus has been on the state and the individual levels of analysis. In this ground-breaking book,...
The Global Politics of Science and Technology - Vol. 1
Concepts from International Relations and Other Disciplines
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
An increasing number of scholars have begun to see science and technology as relevant issues in International Relations (IR), acknowledging the impact of material elements, technical instruments, and scientific practices on international security, statehood, and global governance. This two-volume...
Uncovering Value Added in Trade
New Approaches to Analyzing Global Value Chains
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2015
Value chain trade has challenged economic implications of conventional trade statistics and transformed bilateral trade relationships into multilaterals. Conventional trade statistics exaggerate trade volumes and bilateral trade imbalances. It is imperative to measure trade in value-added and examine...
by Hung-jen Wang
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013
This book looks at the relationship between Chinese international relations (IR) scholarship and China’s rise as a world power. Specifically, it addresses how China’s rising international status since the early 1990s has shaped the country’s IR studies, and the different ways that Chinese IR...
Europe and America
The End of the Transatlantic Relationship?
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
America First is America Alone
Foreign policy is like physics: vacuums quickly fill. As the United States retreats from the international order it helped put in place and maintain since the end of World War II, Russia is rapidly filling the vacuum. Federiga Bindi’s new book assesses...
Critical Theory of International Politics
Complementarity, Justice, and Governance
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Critical international theory encompasses several distinct, radical approaches that focus on identity, difference, hegemonic power, and order. As an applied theory, critical international theory draws on critical social theories to shed light on international processes and global transformations....