Synopses & Reviews
In this collected volume, the authors analyze the deficiencies of existing theory and present alternate explanations of Third World foreign policy behavior. The essays show how examining Third World experience can broaden our understanding of how and why states and non-state actors interact in the international system.
Synopsis
Is Western international relations theory relevant for the Third World? During the Cold War, scholars focused obsessively on the challenges of the US-Soviet confrontation, paying little theoretical heed to the foreign policy of the Third World. Since then, in spite of major global change, no new theoretical revolutions have occurred and no radical reorganization of the field has taken place. In this collected volume, the authors describe and analyze the deficiencies of existing theory and present alternate explanations of Third World foreign policy. The essays demonstrate how examining the Third World experience can broaden and enrich our understanding of how and why states and non-state actors interact in the international system.