A selection of our new titles published in International Relations recently,including the titles Humanitarianism Contested by Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss, Hegemony and Democracy by Bruce Russett, The Organization of American States by Mônica Herz and The International Trade Centre by Stephen Browne and Sam Laird. You can view the whole list of titles below.
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The Routledge Handbook of International Law provides a definitive global survey of the interaction of international politics and international law. Each chapter is written by a leading expert and provides a state of the art overview of the most significant areas within the field. This highly...
Published January 17th 2011 by Routledge
Series: Global Institutions
This book provides a succinct but sophisticated understanding of humanitarianism and insight into the on-going dilemmas and tensions that have accompanied it since its origins in the early nineteenth century. Combining theoretical and historical exposition with a broad range of contemporary case...
Published February 17th 2011 by Routledge
This reader brings together key contributions from many of the leading scholars in the field, offering students an informed overview of the most significant work in security studies. The editors chart the development of the key theoretical and empirical debates in security studies in the Cold War...
Published February 17th 2011 by Routledge
Series: New International Relations
This collection of essays introduces pragmatism to the study of international relations and evaluates its potential for the theory and practice of global politics. Seeking to reorient the discipline of International Relations (IR) towards practices and problematic situations, the editors of this...
Published February 1st 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
Role Theory in International Relations provides a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of recent theoretical scholarship on foreign policy roles and extensive empirical analysis of role behaviour of a variety of states in the current era of eroding American hegemony. Taking stock of the evolution of...
Published March 30th 2011 by Routledge
The situation in Somalia today embodies some of the most pressing issues in international relations. How should the international community deal with the collapsed state that is Somalia? From the presence of al-Qaeda operatives to pirates, to what extent is Somalia a threat to global peace and...
Published March 3rd 2011 by Routledge
Series: Security and Governance
Hegemony and Democracy is constructed around the question of whether hegemony is sustainable, especially when the hegemon is a democratic state. The book draws on earlier publications over Bruce Russett’s long career and features new chapters that show the continuing relevance of his scholarship....
Published March 7th 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Research in International Relations Theory
The ethics of hospitality – the welcome of the foreigner – is implied in all moral debate in international relations ranging from questions of asylum to those of humanitarian intervention. Why then has there been so little reflection on hospitality in the study of international relations to date?...
Published February 23rd 2011 by Routledge
Series: New International Relations
This new volume shows how state sovereignty is more fluid and contested than is usually appreciated within both conventional and constructivist literature. Whereas previous constructivist works have investigated the temporal contingency of state sovereignty, the spatial contingency of this...
Published February 14th 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory
This book challenges popular international relations theories that claim to be based on the political writings of Immanuel Kant, and sheds new light on the philosopher's perspective on peace.Through an analysis of Kant's philosophical work and political traditions of his time, as well as of...
Published February 12th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Research in International Relations Theory
Many theoretical publications make assumptions about the facts of globalization, and in particular about the role and autonomy of the nation state. These factual claims and assumptions often play an important role in justifying the normative conclusions, yet remain under-explored. This...
Published March 31st 2011 by Routledge
Series: Global Institutions
In the era of rapid globalization, the ITC plays a significant and wide ranging role working with both governments and trade support institutions to nurture an export culture, this work will provide a much needed overview of this dynamic organization. This book: Details the history of the...
Published April 3rd 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory
An ideal new multi-disciplinary volume for students and scholars of philosophy, contemporary political theory, and international relations. This volume offers key insights into the work of the chief figures in the contemporary debate surrounding thin universalism and presents a...
Published March 29th 2011 by Routledge
This volume examines and critiques several of the classical theoretical foundations of domestic and international organization, concentrating on the contestable conceptions of community, order, justice, freedom, responsibility and wealth developed by the major political theorists of the modern...
Published March 31st 2011 by Routledge
Series: Cass Series on Peacekeeping
This edited volume explores and evaluates the roles of corruption in post-conflict peacebuilding. The problem of corruption has become increasingly important in war to peace transitions, eroding confidence in new democratic institutions, undermining economic development, diverting scarce public...
Published August 15th 2011 by Routledge
Series: PRIO New Security Studies
This book examines a series of questions associated with the increasing application and implications of biometrics in contemporary everyday life. In the wake of the events of 9/11, the reliance on increasingly sophisticated and invasive technologies across a burgeoning field of applications has...
Published February 27th 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Intervention and Statebuilding
This edited volume critically examines the widely supported doctrine of the 'Responsibility to Protect', and investigates the claim that it embodies progressive values in international politics. Since the United Nations World Summit of 2005, a remarkable consensus has emerged in support of the...
Published April 3rd 2011 by Routledge
Series: Global Institutions
The Organization of American States (OAS) is the world’s oldest regional multifunctional organization. This work provides a clear and comprehensive discussion of this important body, dealing with security, technical cooperation, and the construction of democratic institutions. Providing an...
Published April 12th 2011 by Routledge
