You are here

International Relations
Share
Share

International Relations
Theories in Action



March 2024 | 368 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

The definitive applied theory textbook that helps you make sense of global issues through theoretical concepts. Not presupposing any prior knowledge, this introduction equips you with the skills to use theories as adaptable tools to tackle complex global issues. Adopting a critical and questioning approach, you will be equipped in theory as a series of tools to be used, adapted, combined, and applied when grappling with some of the most contested issues in global politics.

Theoretical perspectives are brought alive as a vital tool to understand concrete historical and contemporary examples. This indispensable text starts by examining key theories spanning constructivism and postcolonialism to realism and liberalism with a real-world perspective which prioritises empirical purchase. From here, chapters take a critical, questioning approach to tackle core problems of international politics – from armed conflict and financial markets to the climate crisis, global inequality, gender and race.

This text is the ideal companion for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of global affairs.

Hubert Zimmermann is Professor of International Relations at Philipps University of Marburg, Germany.

Milena Elsinger is Head of the student information department at Philipps University of Marburg, Germany.

Alex Burkhardt teaches at the Bundessprachenamt in Koblenz, Germany and previously taught at Philipps University Marburg, Germany.

 
Doing IR: How to Study International Politics
 
The Realisms
 
Liberal institutionalism: International Organizations, Regimes and the Liberal World Order
 
Liberalism: Domestic Theories of International Relations
 
Marxist Approaches
 
Constructivism and Poststructuralism
 
Feminist Approaches
 
Post-Colonial Approaches
 
Global and International Political Economy
 
International Security
 
Regionalism in Global Politics
 
The Environment and International Relations in the Anthropocene
 
Human Rights and Migration
 
Development and International Relations
 
Global Health

One of the best overviews for understanding internationale relations from an interdisciplinary perspective

Professor Andreas Zick
Interdiscipline, Universität Bielefeld
March 22, 2024

For instructors

Purchasing options

Please select a format:

ISBN: 9781529603019
£31.99
ISBN: 9781529603026
£90.00

Free webinar. Teaching students to do - and engage more effectively with - International relations theory