Contending Theories of International Relations: A Comprehensive Survey

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This important text takes an in-depth look at the factors shaping the present and emerging international system. Professors Dougherty and Pfaltzgraff examine a broad range of theoretical perspectives - traditional and behavioral, normative and scientific, qualitative and quantitative. These perspectives are applied to several disciplines, including history, economics, geography, and law.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780060452155
  • Publisher: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc.
  • Publication date: 1/28/1980
  • Edition description: 2d ed
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 592

Table of Contents

Preface
1 Theoretical Approaches to International Relations 1
2 From Realist to Neorealist and Neoclassical Realist Theory 63
3 System, Structure, Agent, and International Relations Theory 104
4 The Physical/Social/Environing Context: Constructing Reality 149
5 The Older Theories of Conflict and War 188
6 Microcosmic Theories of Violent Conflict 231
7 Macrocosmic Theories of Violent Conflict: International War 264
8 Theories of Deterrence: Arms Control and Strategic Stability 344
9 International Political Economy 416
10 Theories of International Cooperation and Integration 505
11 Decision-Making Theories: Choice and the Unit Level Actor 553
12 International Relations Theory: Into the Third Millennium 616
Name Index 662
Subject Index 680
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