Theory and Metatheory in International Relations Concepts and Conten

This book uses three controversial contemporary American foreign policy problems to introduce students to the 'new debates' in international relations, in which the criticisms of constructivism, interpretivism, and postmodernism are presented against trad

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10.1057/9780230606883preview - Theory and Metatheory in International Relations, Fred Chernoff

Concepts and Contending Accounts

Fred Chernoff

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Theory and Metatheory in International Relations

Theory and Metatheory in International Relations Copyright © Fred Chernoff, 2007. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. Pbk ISBN-10: 1-4039-7455-1 ISBN-13: 978-1-4039-7455-6 Hc ISBN-10: 1-4039-7454-3 ISBN-13: 978-1-4039-7454-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chernoff, Fred. Theory and metatheory in international relations : concepts and contending accounts / Fred Chernoff. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-4039-7454-3 (hardcover : alk. paper)—ISBN 1-4039-7455-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. International relations—Philosophy. I. Title. JZ1305.C445 2007 327.101—dc22 2007009642 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Scribe Inc. First Edition: November 2007 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America.

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List of Tables and Figures

vii

Preface and Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

1

1 Three Policy Dilemmas

7

2 Policy Decisions and Theories of International Relations

35

3 International Relations and Scientific Criteria for Choosing a Theory

79

4 Reflectivist Opposition to the Scientific Approach

131

5 Conclusion: Contending Approaches to the Study of International Relations

179

Notes

199

References

207

Index

215

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