International Relations Theory Debates: The Challenge of Realism and Neoliberalism: The Challenge of Realism and Neoliberalism

Author: Kegeli
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Part of this book is a review of realism and liberalism. First, it introduces the challenges posed by liberalism to realism, followed by a comprehensive discussion of its structural realism theory. The second part provides a comprehensive summary of the intellectual origins and development of liberalism, while also categorizing contemporary liberalism into five schools. The essays in the last three parts primarily discuss several major debates between realism and liberalism. As a textbook, the greatest feature of this book is its comprehensive discussion of the ideological differences between realism and liberalism and their disagreements on major international political issues.