Critical and scientific realism have emerged as important perspectives on international relations in recent years. The attraction of these approaches lies in the claim that they can transcend the positivism vs postpositivism divide. This book demonstrates the vitality of this approach and the difference that 'realism' makes. INDICE: Introduction; C.Wight; J.Joseph - Reductionism, Emergence, and Explanation in International Relations Theory; D.Leon - The International as Emergent: Challenging Old and New Orthodoxies in International Relations Theory; J.Joseph - State Theory in International Relations: Why Realism Matters; M.Koivisto - Inside the American State: Reconciling Structural and Interpretive Analyses Within a Critical Realist Perspective; D.Porpora - What is Realism in International Law and Human Rights?; B.Bowring - Is It Real? The Question of Juridical, Actual, and Causal Responsibility in Sovereign Debt Settlements; T.Hattori - Critical Realism and the Analysis of Democratisation: Does Philosophy ofScience Matter; M.Kurki - Beyond the Closed vs. Open Systems Dichotomy. Exploring Possible and Likely Futures in Global Political Economy and Security; H.Patomaki - Critical Realism, IR Theory and Marxism; F.Yalvaç - World Market, World State, World Society: Scientific Realist Interrogations; B.Jessop - Realism. For Real this Time: Scientific Realism is Not a Compromise between Positivism and Interpretivism; J.Rivas - Notes - Bibliography - Index -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24006-3
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 30/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés