Contemporary Western International Relations Theory (International Relations Series Textbooks)

Author: Ni Shixiong
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is part of the "Fudan Scholar" series of premium textbooks published by Fudan University Press. It takes the three major debates in the history of Western international relations theory as its main thread, comprehensively and systematically discussing the historical origins and the tumultuous development of Western international relations theory, spanning 80 years. The content covers nearly ten major schools of thought in Western international relations, their representative figures, and dozens of influential theoretical perspectives. This includes Wilson's idealism, Morgenthau's realism, Waltz's neorealism, and more. While the author provides detailed critiques of the content and research methods of each school and major theory, the book also focuses on introducing and analyzing the new developments and explorations in Western international relations theory in the past 20 years, such as the "soft power theory" and "geoeconomics" that emerged in the 1990s, as well as new perspectives and arguments on international security and globalization.