Combining extensive commentary by the authors and excerpts from original scholarship, International Relations Theory evaluates all the major theoretical perspectives that political scientists use to analyze world politics.   This unique survey/reader not only looks at classic international relations theory but takes into account changes in the world and important developments in the field. Highly regarded for its lucid and comprehensive coverage, International Relations Theory explains the role of theory in studying world politics and invites readers to critically engage the field’s many controversies.

Chapter 1 Thinking About IR Theory Part Ⅰ Images of International Relations Chapter 2 Realism: The State and Balance of Power Chapter 3 Liberalism: Interdependence and Global Governance Chapter 4 Economic Structurealism: Global Capitalism and Postcolonialism Chapter 5 The English School: International Society and Grotian Rationalism Part Ⅱ Interpretive Understandigns Chapter 6 Constructivist Understandings Chapter 7 Positivism, Critical Theory, and Postmodern Understandings Chapter 8 Feminist Understandings in IR Theory Part Ⅲ Normative Considerations Chapter 9 Normative IR Theory: Ethics and Morality Glossary Index