Andreas H. Hvidsten

Theorizing International Relations (eBook, ePUB)

A Dialectical Approach

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Theories of international relations (IR theory) aim to both explain and inform the practice of international politics. In A Dialectical Approach to Theorizing International Relations, Andreas H. Hvidsten investigates different ways of understanding this dual nature of theory through a re-reading of the canonical theoretical literature in IR. He shows how the relation between the analytical and the critical function of theory has profound implications for studying international politics, and makes the case for a dialectical understanding of theorizing as a way of reconciling the tension between analysis and critique inherent in IR theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498588621
• Artikelnr.: 57148052

Autorenporträt

Andreas H. Hvidsten is postdoctoral fellow at the Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society.

Inhaltsangabe

1The analytical-critical duality of IR theory
2Dialectics
3Essentialism
4Constructivism
5The dialectical horizon of theorizing international politics
6The hope and tragedy of a global dialogical community