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Sterling-Folker, Jennifer, Reichwein, Alexander, Foulon, Michiel, Kitchen, Nicholas, Onea, Tudor, Desmaele, Linde and Meibauer, Gustav (2021) Forum : rethinking neoclassical realism at theory's end. International Studies Review, 23 (1). pp. 268-295. doi:10.1093/isr/viaa018 ISSN 1468-2486.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viaa018
Abstract
This forum presents a snapshot of the current state of neoclassical realist theorizing. Its contributors are self-identified neoclassical realists who delineate their version of neoclassical realism (NCR), its scope, object of analysis, and theoretical contribution. From the standpoint of NCR, they contribute to and reflect on the “end of IR theory” debate. NCR has come under criticism for its supposed lack of theoretical structure and alleged disregard for paradigmatic boundaries. This raises questions as to the nature of this (theoretical) beast. Is NCR a midrange, progressive research program? Can it formulate a grand theory informed by metatheoretical assumptions? Is it a reformulation of neorealism or classical realism or an eclectic mix of different paradigms? The forum contributors argue that NCR, in different variants, holds considerable promise to investigate foreign policy, grand strategy and international politics. They interrogate the interaction of international and domestic politics and consider normative implications as well as the sources and cases of NCR beyond the West. In so doing, they speak to theorizing and the utility of the theoretical enterprise in IR more generally.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Political realism, International relations, Political planning | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Studies Review | ||||||||
Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1468-2486 | ||||||||
Official Date: | March 2021 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 23 | ||||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 268-295 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1093/isr/viaa018 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in International Studies Review following peer review. The version of record [citation] is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/isr/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/isr/viaa018/5782294 | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 14 September 2020 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 5 March 2022 |
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