Social phenomena can rarely be attributed to single causes--instead, they typically stem
from a myriad of interwoven factors that are often difficult to untangle. Drawing on set theory …

This book assesses the forces of social struggle shaping the past and present of the global
political economy from the perspective of historical materialism. Based on the philosophy of …

The article seeks to offer a way forward in discussions about the status of securitization
theory. In my reading, this debate has been inhibited by the difficulty of finding an …

The philosophy of social science has played an important role in the formation,
development, and practice of IR as an academic discipline. Often issues concerning the …

Theorizing under the rubric of paradigmatic 'isms' has made important conceptual
contributions to International Relations, but the organization of the subfield around these …

This book uses three controversial contemporary American foreign policy problems to
introduce students to the'new debates' in international relations, in which the criticisms of …

The emergence of a new urban form, the global city, has attracted little attention from
International Relations (IR) scholars, despite the fact that much progress has been made in …

International Relations (IR) is uneasy about its status as a 'science'. Throughout a long
history of attempts to legitimate the field as 'scientific', IR scholars have imported multifarious …

In Part 1 of this interview, Professor Patomäki discussed his work and career up to the
Global Financial Crisis. In Part 2 he turns to his later work. Questions and issues range over …

This book offers the first comparative monograph on the management of elections. The book
defines electoral management as a new, inter-disciplinary area and advances a realist …