Concepts of International Relations, for Students and Other
Smarties is not a stereotypical textbook, but an instructive,
entertaining, and motivating introduction to the field of
International Relations (IR). Rather than relying on figures or
tables, this book piques the reader's interest with a pithy
narrative that presents apposite nutshell examples, stresses
historical breaks, and throws in the odd pun. Based on Iver B.
Neumann's introductory lectures to his students at the London
School of Economics, this book is proven in the classroom. In his
intimate style, Neumann introduces the long-term historical
emergence of concepts such as state (European), state (global),
empire, non-state agents, foreign policy, state system,
nationalism, globalization, security, international society, great
powers, diplomacy, war and peace, balance of power, international
law, power and sovereignty, intervention, gender and class. He
demonstrates how such phenomena have been understood in different
ways over time. First, the reader learns how the use of concepts is
an integrated part of politics. Second, the reader sees how social
change has worked in the past, and is working now. Third, the book
demonstrates how historical and social context matters in ongoing
international relations.
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