The Oxford handbook of international political theory

International Political Theory (IPT) focuses on the point where two fields of study meet - International Relations and Political Theory. It takes from the former a central concern with the 'international' broadly defined; from the latter it takes a broadly normative identity. IPT studies t...

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Other Authors: Brown, Chris (Editor), Eckersley, Robyn (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2018, 2018
Series:The Oxford handbooks of international relations / The Oxford handbooks of international relations
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Collection: Oxford Handbook Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:International Political Theory (IPT) focuses on the point where two fields of study meet - International Relations and Political Theory. It takes from the former a central concern with the 'international' broadly defined; from the latter it takes a broadly normative identity. IPT studies the 'ought' questions that have been ignored or side-lined by the modern study of International Relations and the 'international' dimension that Political Theory has in the past neglected. A central proposition of IPT is that the 'domestic' and the 'international' cannot be treated as self-contained spheres, although this does not preclude states and the states-system from being regarded by some practitioners of IPT as central points of reference. This handbook provides an authoritative account of the issues, debates, and perspectives in the field
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 707 pages)
ISBN:9780191809231