Synopses & Reviews
The collection presents 14 essays on the debate between the two dominant theories in contemporary international relations-realism and neoliberalism.
About the Author
Charles W. Kegley, Jr., currently serves as Corporate Secretary of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York and as Moynihan Faculty Research Associate in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Distinguished Pearce Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the University of South Carolina, Kegley also is a past president of the International Studies Association (1993 & 1994). After completing his studies at the American University (BA) and Syracuse University (PhD), as well as a Pew Faculty Fellowship at Harvard University, Professor Kegley went on to hold faculty appointments at Georgetown University; the University of Texas; Rutgers University; the People's University of China; and the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva. A founding partner of Kegley International, Inc., a publishing, research, and consulting foundation, Kegley also is a recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award in Foreign Policy of the International Studies Association and has widely published his primary research in leading scholarly journals. He has written and edited extensively over the course of his career, with more than 45 books and 100 articles on international relations and world politics to his name.
Table of Contents
1. Charles W. Kegley Jr., The Neoliberal Challenge to Realist Theories of World Politics: An Introduction. Part I: The Foundations of International Relations Theory and the Resurrection of the Realist-Liberal Debate. 2. Ole R. Holsti, Theories of International Relations and Foreign Policy: Realism and Its Challengers. 3. Kenneth N. Waltz, Realist Thought and Neorealist Theory. 4. Michael W. Doyle, Liberalism and World Politics Revisited. 5. Mark W. Zacher and Richard A. Matthew, Liberal International Theory: Common Threads, Divergent Strands. 6. Joseph M. Grieco, Anarchy and the Limits of Cooperation: A Realist Critique of the Newest Liberal Institutionalism. Part II: Reevaluating Institutions in the Post-Cold War World. 7. Nicholas G. Onuf and Thomas J. Johnson, Peace in the Liberal World: Does Democracy Matter? 8. J. Martin Rochester, The United Nations in a New World Order: Reviving the Theory and Practice of International Organization. 9. Barry B. Hughes, Evolving Patterns of European Integration and Governance: Implications for Theories of World Politics. Part III: The Problematic Future Peace: Arms and Commerce as Contributing Factors? 10. Robert C. Johansen, Swords into Plowshares: Can Fewer Arms Yield More Security? 11. Neil R. Richardson, International Trade as a Force for Peace. Part IV: Normative Constraints on International Conduct? 12. Law and Morality in International Affairs. 13. Harvey Starr, International Law and International Order. 14. Joel H. Rosenthal, Rethinking the Moral Dimensions of Foreign Policy. Part V: International Relations Theory and the Global Future. 15. James Lee Ray, Promise or Peril? Neorealism, Neoliberalism, and the Future of International Politics. Index . About the Contributors.