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International Relations Theory: A Critical Introduction 5th edition [Pehme köide]

(University of Sussex, UK.)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 336 pages, kõrgus x laius: 246x174 mm, kaal: 600 g, 41 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2021
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 036744271X
  • ISBN-13: 9780367442712
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 336 pages, kõrgus x laius: 246x174 mm, kaal: 600 g, 41 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2021
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 036744271X
  • ISBN-13: 9780367442712
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"The fifth edition of this innovative textbook introduces students to the main theories in International Relations. It explains and analyses each theory, allowing students to understand and critically engage with the myths and assumptions behind them. Each theory is illustrated using the example of a popular film"--

The fifth edition of this innovative textbook introduces students to the main theories in International Relations. It explains and analyses each theory, allowing students to understand and critically engage with the myths and assumptions behind them. Each theory is illustrated using the example of a popular film.

Key features of this textbook include:

  • Discussion of all the main theories: realism and neorealism, idealism and neoidealism, liberalism, constructivism, postmodernism, gender, globalization, neomarxism, modernization and development theory, environmentalism, anarchism and queer theory;
  • A new chapter focused on global LGBT theory and queer theory, Hillary Clinton’s policy myth that ‘gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights’, and the film Love is Strange
  • Innovative use of narrative from films that students will be familiar with: Lord of the Flies, Independence Day, Wag the Dog, Fatal Attraction, The Truman Show, East is East, Memento, WALL-E, The Hunger Games, and Love is Strange
  • An accessible and exciting writing style, boxed key concepts and guides for further reading
  • A comprehensive Companion Website featuring a complete set of lectures for every major theory and film covered in the textbook, additional workshop and seminar exercises, slides to accompany each lecture, and an extensive bank of multiple-choice, short-answer and essay questions and answers for every chapter.

This breakthrough textbook has been designed to unravel the complexities of international relations theory in a way that gives students a clearer idea of how the theories work, and of the myths associated with them.

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"Cindy Webers International Relations Theory has always been both an impressive pedagogical tool and forward-thinking theoretically. Teaching it, I have found that the movie examples both make IR accessible to students and encourage them to engage; reading it, I have always learned something new. The new edition is no exception it is groundbreaking theoretically, without peer pedagogically, engagingly written, and intellectually creative. I enthusiastically recommend its widespread use." Laura Sjoberg, Royal Holloway University of London, UK and University of Florida, USA.

"In this classic text, now in its fifth edition, Cynthia Webers approach to International Relations (IR) theory as and through myth, and her pairing of IR theories myths with film, continues to be as unique as it is important for the critical study of IR. The inclusion of a chapter on global LGBT theory and queer theory in this latest edition is a key addition that further highlights the originality of the text, but also speaks to its critical conceptual and political currency. No other IR textbook comes as close as International Relations Theory: A Critical Introduction (5th edition) in enabling students to think critically about their world." - Linea Cutter and François Debrix, Virginia Tech, USA.

"Cynthia Webers International Relations Theory is an imaginative and innovative disquisition on the narratives and myths that have structured the discipline of International Relations and its theoretical developments. With each chapter, Weber disrupts conventional truths about the discipline and inspires us to see, understand and grapple with the complexities of international politics in novel and creative ways. An essential resource for students and scholars of international relations alike." Suwita Hani Randhawa, University of the West of England, UK

"Webers textbook leads the field in delivering the cutting edge content and culturally relevant teaching materials that todays students demand. Using popular films to illustrate IR theories is both appealing to students and pedagogically effective. Contributing both sophisticated and accessible analyses, this updated edition excels with a chapter on global queer theory and a companion website that is as good as it gets. Whats not to love?!" - V Spike Peterson, Professor of International Relations, University of Arizona, USA.

List of Figures
xiii
List of Tables
xiv
List of Boxes
xvi
Preface to the Fifth Edition xviii
1 Introduction: culture, ideology, and the myth function in IR theory
1(14)
Culture
3(1)
Ideology
4(2)
The myth function in IR theory
6(1)
Why myths?
7(1)
Plan of the book
8(2)
Suggestions for further thinking
10(5)
Topic 1 Mythology as methodology
10(1)
Topic 2 Culture, form, and IR theory
11(1)
Topic 3 Thinking beyond film to other "other worlds"
12(3)
2 Realism: is international anarchy the permissive cause of war?
15(24)
What does the myth say?
19(5)
Lord of the Flies
24(7)
The function of fear in Waltz's anarchy myth
31(2)
Suggestions for further thinking
33(3)
Topic 1 Neorealism
33(1)
Topic 2 The uses of fear in IR theory
34(1)
Topic 3 The predictive power of realism?---from the Cold War to the War on Terror
35(1)
Note on the US film of Lord of the Flies
36(3)
3 Idealism: is there an international society?
39(24)
What does the myth say?
42(6)
Independence Day
48(6)
Fear and leadership in Independence Day
54(4)
Suggestions for further thinking
58(3)
Topic 1 Cooperation under anarchy
58(1)
Topic 2 Morality and ethics in IR
59(1)
Topic 3 The Arab Spring as an idealist) moment of mass communication
60(1)
Media note
61(1)
Classroom activity
61(2)
4 Constructivism: is anarchy what states make of it?
63(22)
What does the myth say?
65(6)
Wag the Dog
71(6)
Practice, seduction, and dead authorship
77(3)
Suggestions for further thinking
80(5)
Topic 1 Constructivism
80(1)
Topic 2 Postmodernism
81(1)
Topic 3 Practice theory and international relations
82(3)
5 Gender: is gender a variable?
85(24)
What does the myth say?
88(6)
Fatal Attraction
94(6)
Placing feminism in IR?
100(4)
Suggestions for further thinking
104(5)
Topic 1 Feminism
104(1)
Topic 2 Masculinity
105(1)
Topic 3 Queer international relations
106(3)
6 Globalization: are we at the end of history?
109(24)
What does the myth say?
113(5)
The Truman Show
118(7)
Liberalism's internal contradiction, or is the end ever really the end?
125(2)
Suggestions for further thinking
127(6)
Topic 1 Globalization
127(1)
Topic 2 The uses of history
128(1)
Topic 3 Digital cultures, mediascapes, and surveillance
129(1)
Topic 4 Biopolitics, the liberal subject, and martial politics
130(3)
7 Neo-: is Empire the new world order?
133(30)
What does the myth say?
137(1)
So what exactly is Empire?
138(6)
Memento
144(8)
Truth, ontology, and desire
152(5)
Suggestions for further thinking
157(6)
Topic 1 Imperial IR
157(1)
Topic 2 Memory in IR
158(1)
Topic 3 Disciplining resistance
159(1)
Topic 4 Liquid modernity
160(3)
8 Modernization and development theory: is there a clash of civilizations?
163(28)
What does the myth say?
169(6)
East Is East
175(9)
Identity, desire, and culture
184(2)
Suggestions for further thinking
186(3)
Topic 1 Critiques of modernization and development theory
186(1)
Topic 2 Critiques of identity
187(1)
Topic 3 Difference is dangerous
188(1)
Topic 4 The politics of development aid: Making "Africa"
189(1)
Postscript
189(2)
9 Environmentalism: is human-made climate change an inconvenient truth?
191(28)
What does the myth say?
197(9)
WALL-E
206(7)
It's not easy being Gore's shade of green
213(2)
Suggestions for further thinking
215(4)
Topic 1 Environmentalism and IR
215(1)
Topic 2 Green governmentality
215(1)
Topic 3 The Anthropocene
216(3)
10 Anarchism: are we the 99 percent?
219(26)
What does the myth say?
222(7)
The Hunger Games
229(9)
Are we the 99 percent?
238(2)
Suggestions for further thinking
240(5)
Topic 1 Collective action, debt, and justice
240(1)
Topic 2 Libertarianism, diplomacy, and war
241(1)
Topic 3 New communisms
242(3)
11 Global LGBT studies: are gay rights human rights, and are human rights gay rights?
245(32)
Queer IR theories
250(6)
What does the myth say?
256(7)
Love is Strange
263(8)
Love is regulated
271(1)
Suggestions for further thinking
272(5)
Topic 1 Postcolonial and Decolonial Queer IR
272(2)
Topic 2 Thinking with and beyond (US) romantic love
274(3)
12 Conclusion: what does it all mean?
277(12)
How IR theory makes sense of the world
278(5)
Making sense of IR theory
283(3)
The politics of the popular
286(2)
Where does all of this leave us?
288(1)
Bibliography 289(18)
Index 307
Cynthia Weber is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex. UK. She is the author of several books and numerous articles in the field of International Relations.