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Building Your IR Theory Toolbox
An Introduction to Understanding World Politics
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About this book
Concise yet comprehensive, Building Your IR Theory Toolbox provides undergraduate students with the theoretical framework for understanding events in world politics. It covers all the major IR theories—realism, liberalism, Marxism, social constructivism, feminism, and postmodernism—along with various iterations, including neorealism, neoliberal institutionalism, and dependency theory.
Each chapter offers a discussion of how the theory applies to one or more actual cases in world politics, a wrap-up section with a key take-home message, and an annotated list of further readings. Chapters also include a "Thinking Like . . ." feature that allows students to view the world through different theoretical lenses. Written in an informal style designed to be engaging to the typical freshman or sophomore undergraduate, it is the perfect supplement for introduction to international relations or world politics courses.
Each chapter offers a discussion of how the theory applies to one or more actual cases in world politics, a wrap-up section with a key take-home message, and an annotated list of further readings. Chapters also include a "Thinking Like . . ." feature that allows students to view the world through different theoretical lenses. Written in an informal style designed to be engaging to the typical freshman or sophomore undergraduate, it is the perfect supplement for introduction to international relations or world politics courses.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction: Helping You Understand the World Eric K. Leonard
- 2 Realism and Neorealism: Power-Based Theory Mark Sachleben
- 3 Liberalism: Explaining the Presence of Cooperation Eric K. Leonard
- 4 Marxism: Why Social Class Matters Eric K. Leonard
- 5 Social Constructivism: The Power of Ideas and Norms Alice D. Ba and Matthew J. Hoffmann
- 6 Feminism: Seeing Gender in Global Politics Laura Sjoberg
- 7 Postmodernism: Rethinking the Study of International Relations Rosemary E. Shinko
- 8 Wrap-Up: What Should We Make of IR Theory? Eric K. Leonard
- Index
- About the Contributors
- About the Editor