Katzenstein P.J., Keohane R.O., Krasner, S.D. (eds.) Exploration and Contestation in the Study of World Politics Exploration and Contestation in the Study of World Politics

Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1999. — 421 p.Top-notch collection of essays that stand the test of time. Ranges from economist Barry Eichengreen's "Dental hygiene and nuclear war: how international relations looks from economics," to Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink (of "Activists beyond Borders" fame) on "International norm dynamics and political change", to Robert Jervis' classic overview of "Realism in the study of world politics." Great overview of institutions by Lisa Martin and Beth Simmons. Helen Milner explores the emerging synthesis of international, American and comparative politics (a long overdue synthesis in the field of political science), and Ole Wæver explores "The sociology of a not so international discipline: American and European developments in international relations" -- the latter increasingly relevant given the havoc that George Bush has wrought with trans-Atlantic relations post 9-11. Wonderful essays by editors Peter Katzenstein, Robert O. Keohane, and Stephen Krasner, and by James March, Geoffrey Garrett, Miles Kahler, Michael Mastanduno, Johan Olsen, and John Ruggie. A "must" for every IR/IPE scholar.Abstracts
Preface: International Organization at Its Golden Anniversary. Peter J. Katzenstein, Robert O. Keohane, And Stephen D. Krasner
American and European Perspectives
International Organization and the Study of World Politics. Peter J. Katzenstein, Robert O. Keohane, And Stephen D. Krasner
The Sociology of a Not So International Discipline: American and European Developments in International Relations. Ole Wæver
Rationalist Approaches
Theories and Empirical Studies of International Institutions. Lisa L. Martin And Beth Simmons
Rationalizing Politics: The Emerging Synthesis of International, American, and Comparative Politics. Helen V. Milner
Global Markets and National Politics: Collision Course or Virtuous Circle? Geoffrey Garrett
Economics and Security in Statecraft and Scholarship. Michael Mastanduno
Constructivist Approaches
What Makes the World Hang Together? Neo-Utilitarianism and the Social Constructivist Challenge. John Gerard Ruggie
International Norm Dynamics and Political Change. Martha Finnemore And Kathryn Sikkink
Juxtaposing Rationalism and Constructivism
Rationality in International Relations. Miles Kahler
The Institutional Dynamics of International Political Orders. James G. March And Johan P. Olsen
Critical Commentaries
Realism in the Study of World Politics. Robert Jervis
Dental Hygiene and Nuclear War: How International Relations Looks from Economics. Barry Eichengreen
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