The Restructuring of International Relations Theory (Cambridge Studies in International Relations)
Cambridge University Press, 11/18/2010
EAN 9780521479363, ISBN10: 0521479363
Paperback, 188 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Language: English
In this book Mark Neufeld argues that the predominance of the positivist approach to the study of international politics has meant that theory committed to human emancipation remains poorly developed. He suggests that International Relations theory must move in a non-positivist direction, and takes recent developments in the discipline (including Gramscian, postmodernist, feminist and normative approaches) as evidence that such a shift is already under way. In a comprehensive treatment, he argues that the critical theory of the Frankfurt School can be used to reorient the study of world politics. Drawing on recent work in social and political theory, as well as International Relations, this book offers an accessible analysis of recent developments in the study of international politics.
Introduction
1. International relations theory and the Aristotelian project
2. Defining positivism
3. Reflexivity and international relations theory
4. Human consiousness and international relations theory
5. International relations theory and social criticism
6. Conclusion.