International Relations Theory and Philosophy: Interpretive dialogues (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415662419 ISBN 13: 9780415662413

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

This book discusses the contribution of philosophers and thinkers whose ideas have recently begun to permeate international relations theory. It provides an introduction to the contemporary debates regarding theories and methodologies used to study international relations, particularly the relationships between interpretive accounts of social action, European philosophical traditions, hermeneutics and the discipline of international relations. The authors provides a platform for dialogue between theorists and researchers engaged in a more specific area studies, geo-political studies, political theory and historical accounts of international politics.

The volume analyzes a variety of theoretical and explores the work of Nietzsche, Heidegger, Gramsci, Wittgenstein, Gadamer, Levinas, Bakhtin, Patocka, Derridean, Deleuze and Susan Sontag. Making an important contribution to discussions about how to study the complexities of world politics, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of international relations, politics, sociology, philosophy and political theory.

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About the Author

Cerwyn Moore is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Chris Farrands is Lecturer in International Relations at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415662419
• ISBN 13: 9780415662413
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Moore Cerwyn