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C. History of IR
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Themes & Theories in International Relations
Themes & Theories in International Relations☜☜F1CEB7
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1. Theory & theorising
1. Theory & theorising☜☜FFB597
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C. History of IR
C. History of IR☜☜FFB597
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First debate: WWI-WWII idealism vs. realism
First debate: WWI-WWII idealism vs. realism☜Focus on causes of war and conditions of peace between states.Idealists: diminish major wars through international institutions & practices.Classical realists: challenged this as value driven idealism; focus on violence inherent in human nature.☜FFB597
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Fourth debate: rationalism/positivism vs. reflectivism/post-positivism
Fourth debate: rationalism/positivism vs. reflectivism/post-positivism☜Debate between explaining/understanding, positivism/post-positivism, rationalism/ and reflectivism. Led to constructivism, critical theory, post-structuralism, post-modernism, and feminist IR theory that brought new social theories and philosophies from social science into IR.☜FFB597
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Second (methodological) debate: behaviouralism vs. traditionalism
Second (methodological) debate: behaviouralism vs. traditionalism☜Behaviourists: more rigorous IR through scientific inquiry & a science of IR = claims of methodological supremacy.Traditionalists: defended more interpretive historical approach; international society, law, philosophy, history that could not be reduced to measurable variables. ☜FFB597
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Third debate: neo-r'ism vs neo-lib'ism/pluralism vs Marxism/Globalism
Third debate: neo-r'ism vs neo-lib'ism/pluralism vs Marxism/Globalism☜Inter-paradigm debate but often reduced to neo-neo debate that was a debate in name only between very similar philosophical foundations and research programmes of neo-realism and neo-liberalism.☜FFB597
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A. Purpose of IR theory
A. Purpose of IR theory☜☜FFB597
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B. Levels of analysis
B. Levels of analysis☜Theorising: begin to decide, consciously or not, what is significant and what is not. What are the key features of our map? Prioritises and defines what is studied, how it is studied, and how events, issues, and actors in international politics are understood and explained.☜FFB597
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D. Philosophy of knowledge
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