Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches

Politics & Social Sciences

Sørensen, Georg

Jackson,Robert

Sociology

Oxford University Press

Introduction to International Relations

This highly successful textbook provides a systematic introduction to the principal theories of international relations. Combining incisive and original analyses with a clear and accessible writing style, it is ideal for introductory courses in international relations or international relations theory. Introduction to International Relations, Third Edition, focuses on the main theoretical traditions--realism, liberalism, international society, and theories of international political economy. The authors carefully explain how particular theories organize and sharpen our view of the world. They integrate excellent pedagogical features throughout, including chapter summaries, key points, questions, further reading, web links, boxes, and world maps. New to this Edition: * Two new chapters, on social constructivism and foreign policy * An expanded companion website with web links to theoretical debates, maps and world situations, figures and tables from the text, and a flashcard glossary * A closer link between theory and practice * New glossary of key terms * Two-color text for easier navigation

Politics & Government

This highly successful textbook provides a systematic introduction to the principal theories of international relations. Combining incisive and original analyses with a clear and accessible writing style, it is ideal for introductory courses in international relations or international relations theory. Introduction to International Relations, Third Edition, focuses on the main theoretical traditions--realism, liberalism, international society, and theories of international political economy. The authors carefully explain how particular theories organize and sharpen our view of the world. They integrate excellent pedagogical features throughout, including chapter summaries, key points, questions, further reading, web links, boxes, and world maps. New to this Edition: * Two new chapters, on social constructivism and foreign policy * An expanded companion website with web links to theoretical debates, maps and world situations, figures and tables from the text, and a flashcard glossary * A closer link between theory and practice * New glossary of key terms * Two-color text for easier navigation

Offering unrivaled coverage of classical theories, contemporary approaches, and current issues, together with an exceptionally clear writing style, Introduction to International Relations, Seventh Edition, provides a genuinely accessible and engaging introduction to the subject. With an emphasis on theoretical approaches and their application to the real world, the authors encourage readers to consider the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments presented, and the major points of contention between them. In this way, the text helps the reader to build a clear understanding of how key debates in the discipline are connected with each other and with our perceptions of developments in the contemporary world. In addition to helpful learning features within the book, the text is accompanied by online resources designed to help students to take their learning further. These include: For students: - Reinforce your understanding of each chapter's key themes with short case studies - Test your understanding and revise for exams with review questions - Explore different theoretical debates through a series of annotated web links to reliable content - Test your knowledge of key terminology using the flashcard glossary For registered lecturers: - Encourage debate and critical thinking in class with seminar resources - Download figures from the text for use in your own teaching materials

Introduction to International Relations 7e: Theories and Approaches

Jackson, Richard

Møller, Jørgen

Offering unrivalled coverage of classical theories, contemporary approaches, and current issues, together with an exceptionally clear writing style, Introduction to International Relations provides a uniquely accessible and engaging introduction to the subject. With an emphasis on theoretical approaches and their application to the real world, the authors encourage critical engagement with the theories presented, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and the major points of contention.\nThe eighth edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate current events and key developments in the discipline. The changes include a new, three-part structure, which helps students to build a clear understanding of how key debates in the discipline are connected with each other, and how these can be applied to the world around them. The first part, 'Studying IR', emphasises the practical reality of international relations in everyday life, and how to connect this reality with the academic study of the subject. The second part, 'Major IR Theories and Approaches', guides the reader through the essential theories in the field, including Realism, Liberalism, Social Constructivism, Postcolonialism, and Feminism, among others. Finally, the third part, 'Theory Meets the Real World: Policy and Issues', builds on this foundation by exploring how we can understand current issues such as climate change and terrorism through the lens of IR theory.\nA new final chapter, 'The Big Question: World Order or World Chaos?', concludes the text by tracing the development of, and theoretical debates around, the concept of 'world order', providing students with a nuanced and compelling analysis of the key challenges confronting the contemporary world. Opening with an overview of the concept, the authors go on to examine the consequences of the rise of China and the resurgence of Russian influence, the new issues facing established democracies and parts of the Global South, as well as international institutions and their ability to provide global governance. The chapter ends with a discussion that answers the question posed at the start: are we witnessing world order or world chaos?\nDigital formats and resources 
In addition to helpful learning features within the book, the text is accompanied by online resources designed to help students to take their learning further. These include:\nFor students: 
- Reinforce your understanding of each chapter's key themes with short case studies 
- Test your understanding and revise for exams with review questions 
- Explore different theoretical debates through a series of annotated web links to reliable content 
- Test your knowledge of key terminology using the flashcard glossary 
- Extend your learning with videos exploring key issues in IR\nFor registered lecturers: 
- Encourage debate and critical thinking in class with seminar resources 
- Download figures from the text for use in your own teaching materials

Fully revised and updated to cover contemporary debates in international relations, the new edition of this successful textbook will provide an ideal introduction to the theories in world politics. The strengths and weaknesses of each theory are critically examined and their main points of contention are thoroughly discussed. New to this Edition: ·The book is accompanied by a dedicated website--including case material, web links and further questions for each chapter. The site helps students fully understand IR theory and puts the theory into practice with analysis of real-life issues ·Additional chapters on International Political Economy--one chapter covers classical theories and the other covers contemporary debates ·New chapters on methodological debates--one chapter covers classical versus positivist approaches and the other covers post-positivist approaches ·Chapter 8 on 'New Issues in IR': the section on sovereignty has been upgraded to incorporate changes in statehood and new security challenges post September 11.

Business & Money

Economics

This highly successful textbook provides a systematic introduction to the principal theories of international relations. Combining incisive and original analyses with a clear and accessible writing style, it is ideal for introductory courses in international relations or international relations theory. Introduction to International Relations, Third Edition, focuses on the main theoretical traditions--realism, liberalism, international society, and theories of international political economy. The authors carefully explain how particular theories organize and sharpen our view of the world. They integrate excellent pedagogical features throughout, including chapter summaries, key points, questions, further reading, web links, boxes, and world maps. New to this Edition: * Two new chapters, on social constructivism and foreign policy * An expanded companion website with web links to theoretical debates, maps and world situations, figures and tables from the text, and a flashcard glossary * A closer link between theory and practice * New glossary of key terms * Two-color text for easier navigation

Updated in light of current international events and ongoing debates in the subject, this highly readable and systematic introduction to the principal theories of international relations combines incisive and original analysis with a clear and accessible writing style. NEW TO THIS EDITION * Expands coverage of Social Constructivism in Chapter 6 * Links Chapter 10: Key Issues in Contemporary IR, more closely with the theoretical chapters * Supported by a revised and expanded Companion Website (www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199548842) containing case studies, review questions, weblinks to theoretical debates (as well as links to information on world situations in specific geographical location), a flashcard glossary, and boxes and figures from the text

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Combining incisive and original analysis with numerous pedagogical features, Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches, Fifth Edition, offers a highly readable and systematic introduction to the principal theories in international relations. Authors Robert Jackson and Georg Sørensen carefully explain how various theories organize and shape our view of the world, providing students with a perspective that integrates theory and practice. Updated in light of current international events and ongoing debates in the subject, the fifth edition features: * A new structure that guides students through developments in IR theory, from classical views to contemporary approaches and debates * A new chapter on feminism, post-structuralism, and post-colonialism * An updated Companion Website featuring resources for students (case studies, review questions, links, a flashcard glossary, and links to Oxford Scholarship Online) and text boxes from the book for instructors

The Transformation of the State: Beyond the Myth of Retreat

Recent years have seen a range of theoretical challenges to traditional notions of state sovereignty and a burgeoning debate about the power of the state in the face of globalization and new forms of governance. In this important new text, Georg Sørensen provides a systematic assessment of the contemporary state, steering a middle course between those who argue the state is in retreat and their critics. In so doing he sheds new light on just what is actually changing in the nature of sovereign statehood, on changes in the relative power of different states and on the changing relationship between the domestic and external aspects of state power.

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Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches

Introduction to International Relations

Introduction to International Relations

Introduction to International Relations 7e: Theories and Approaches

Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches

Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches

Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches

Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches

Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches

The Transformation of the State: Beyond the Myth of Retreat