International Relations Theory: Competing Empirical Paradigms

by Michael Haas

Overview

This book argues against the traditional understanding of international relations through the study of ideology and introduces four new major paradigms in the study of international relations theory: Marxian, mass society, community building, and rational choice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498544993
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/27/2016
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Michael Haas, who taught political science at the University of Hawai‘i for 35 years, now lives in Los Angeles, where he teaches at local colleges and universities.

Table of Contents

1 The Beginning of the Field 2 The Great Masquerade: Waltzing to Theoretical Oblivion 3 The Need for Paradigm Development 4 Marxian Paradigm 5 Mass Society Paradigm 6 Community Building Paradigm 7 Rational Choice Paradigm 8 Other International Studies Paradigms 9 Neobehavioral International Studies

Editorial Reviews

Haas's wonderfully provocative, thoughtful and compelling book may be just the medicine that young, up-and-coming international relations scholars need. He has done no less than to expose the extent to which ideology has come to substitute for careful theory building and paradigmatic reasoning. It is a tour d' force. I hope everyone  will read it and take its strong message to heart. None of us will agree with everything, but none of us should dare to ignore the powerful analysis. This is a fundamental book!

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita