International Relations Theory and Philosophy

Cerwyn Moore is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Birmingham, UK.Chris Farrands is Lecturer in International Relations at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

• 1. Introduction: On Philosophical Traditions and Hermeneutic Global Politics Cerwyn Moore and Chris Farrands 2. Nietzsche’s Style: On Language, Knowledge and Power in International Relations Roland Bleiker and Mark Chou 3. Deconstructing the Modern Subject: Method and Possibility in Martin Heidegger's Hermeneutics of Facticity Louiza Odysseos 4. Gadamer’s Enduring Influence in International Relations: Interpretation in Gadamer, Ricoeur and Beyond Chris Farrands 5. Jan Patocka and Global Politics Cerwyn Moore 6. Emmanuel Levinas, Ethics and Rupturing the Political Andrea den Boer 7. Walking Corpses: Arendt on the Limits and Possibilities of Cosmopolitan Politics Patricia Owens 8. Wittgenstein and International Relations Theory Karin Fierke 9. Bakhtin: From Substance to Process Xavier Guillaume 10. Derrida: Aporias of Otherness Claudia Aradau 11. On the Nature of Sovereignty: Gilles Deleuze and the Theory of World Politics Julian Reid 12. Edward Said and Postcolonial International Relations Mark B.Salter 13. On Habermas, Marx and the Critical Theory Tradition: Theoretical Mastery or Drift? Alexander Anievas 14. Poststructuralism and the Randomisation of History: The ‘Taboo’ of Historical Materialism Andreas Bieler and Adam David Morton 15. Regarding the Pain of Susan Sontag Stephen Chan

"Moore and Farrands have brought together an impressive collection of essays in this volume, each of which is carefully crafted, well argued and set to make an important contribution to scholarship at the nexus of international political theory and philosophy. The chapter authors are all at the cutting edge of this body of research and all have produced clear and accessible overviews of the philosophical foundations of their intellectual contributions to the discipline of International Relations. Of particular note are Bleiker and Chou's discussion of Nietzsche, Aradau on Derrida and Salters exploration of Said's oeuvre; overall, however, this is an important text that deserves to be read widely." - Dr Laura J. Shepherd, Deputy Head of School and Associate Professor of International Relations, University of New South Wales, Australia