The Restructuring of International Relations Theory [Paperback]

This book offers an accessible analysis of recent developments in the study of international politics.Arguing for a theory of international politics committed to human emancipation, this text suggests that international relations theory must move in a nonpositivist direction. It explores recent developments in the discipline, including critical, Gramscian, postmodernist, feminist and normative approaches.Arguing for a theory of international politics committed to human emancipation, this text suggests that international relations theory must move in a nonpositivist direction. It explores recent developments in the discipline, including critical, Gramscian, postmodernist, feminist and normative approaches.In this book Mark Neufeld argues for a theory of international politics committed to human emancipation. He suggests that international relations theory must move in a nonpositivist direction, and explores recent developments in the discipline, including critical, Gramscian, postmodernist, feminist and normative approaches. Drawing on recent work in social and political theory, as well as international relations, this book offers an accessible review of recent developments in the study of international politics.Introduction; 1. International relations theory and the Aristotelian project; 2. Defining positivism; 3. Reflexivity and international relations theory; 4. Human consiousness and international relations theory; 5. International relations theory and social criticism; 6. Conclusion.