Introduction to International Relations, Fourth Edition, is the ideal
textbook for all students taking an introductory course in international relations or
international relations theory. Updated in light of current international events and
ongoing debates in the subject, this highly readable and systematic introduction to the
principal theories of international relations combines incisive and original analysis with
a clear and accessible writing style.
Table of Contents
1. Why Study IR?
2. IR as an Academic Subject
3. Realism
4. Liberalism
5. International Society
6. Social Constructivism
7. International Political Economy: Classical Theories
8. International Political Economy: Contemporary Debates
9. Foreign Policy
10. Key Issues in Contemporary IR
11. Methodological Debates