Realism in International Relations and International Political Economy
Author | : Stefano Guzzini |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136182631 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136182632 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Stefano Guzzini's study offers an understanding of the evolution of the realist tradition within International Relations and International Political Economy. It sees the realist tradition not as a school of thought with a static set of fixed principles, but as a repeatedly failed attempt to turn the rules of European diplomacy into the laws of a US social science. Realism in International Relations and International Political Economy concentrates on the evolution of a leading school of thought, its critiques and its institutional environment. As such it will provide an invaluable basis to anyone studying international relations theory.