
How do we understand international relations in a globalized world? This clear and concise text takes as its starting point the theoretical frameworks that are the foundation of current IR. Joyce P. Kaufman explains and contextualizes the traditional theories, highlighting both...

How do we understand international relations in a globalized world? This clear and concise text takes as its starting point the theoretical frameworks that are the foundation of current IR. Joyce P. Kaufman explains and contextualizes the traditional theories, highlighting both...


This clear and concise text introduces four key theoretical frameworks that form the foundation of international relations--realism, liberalism, constructivism, and feminist theory--and uses levels of analysis as the primary unifying force to explain contemporary global politics...