International Relations Theory

Mark V. Kauppi is associate adjunct professor with the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.Paul R. Viotti is professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.

• Chapter 1 Thinking About IR Theory Part I: Images of International Relations Theory Chapter 2: Realism: The State and Balance of Power Chapter 3: Liberalism: Interdependence and Global Governance Chapter 4: Economic Structuralism: Global Capitalism and Postcolonialism Chapter 5: The English School: International Society and Grotian Rationalism Part II: Interpretive Understandings & Normative Considerations Chapter 6: Constructivist Understandings Chapter 7: Positivism, Critical Theory, and Postmodern Understandings Chapter 8: Feminist Understandings in IR Theory Chapter 9: Normative IR Theory: Ethics and Morality Part III: The Intellectual Roots of International Relations Theory Chapter 10: The Ancients: Greeks, Chinese, and Indian Thought Chapter 11: Greco-Roman Thought and the Middle Ages Chapter 12: The Rise of the State and Modern Political Thought Glossary

“This time-tested text not only provides clear, up-to-date examinations of the main international relations perspectives, it also explains their roots. The sixth edition adds chapters on the discipline’s intellectual antecedents, covering the Romans, the Enlightenment, and more, entrenching its spot as the field’s go-to survey.”