Theory and Reality of International Politics

by Hans Mouritzen

Book Overview

First published in 1998, this volume deals with the explanation of international politics and foreign policy. Levels of explanation and their interrelationships offer the book's structure. Based on critiques of major IR approaches, a 'bottom-up' instead of a systemic 'top-down' perspective (Waltz) is advocated, but without falling prey to reductionism explaining international politics from domestic factors. Explanation of state behaviour should...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138391174
• ISBN13: 9781138391178
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.