1st Edition

International Relations in Europe Traditions, Perspectives and Destinations

Edited By Knud Erik Jørgensen, Tonny Brems Knudsen Copyright 2006
292 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

304 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

A new and illuminating critical examination of international relations in Europe. This new volume presents all of the state of the art thinking, focusing particularly on international relations theory and theoretical debates in Western and Central European countries. The contributors seek to strengthen knowledge about different ways of cultivating the discipline; to intensify... Read more

Notes on Contributors

Preface

Introduction

Knud Erik Jørgensen and Tonny Brems Knudsen

Part 1: Countries and Regions

1 France and other French-speaking countries

Klaus-Gerd Giesen

2 Italy

Sonia Lucarelli and Roberto Menotti

3 Germany

Christoph Humrich

4 Spain

Caterina García Segura

5 The Nordic Countries

Jörg Friedrichs

6 United Kingdom

Knud Erik Jørgensen and Tonny Brems Knudsen

7 The Czech Republic

Petr Drulák and Radka Druláková

Part 2: Cross-cutting Perspectives

8 Blank, Blind or Blinded? Cultural investigations in International Relations

Morten Valbjørn

9 Approaches to IR: The relationship between Anglo-Saxon historiography and cross-community comparison

Gerard Holden

10 Epilogue

Brian C. Schmidt

Index

Biography

Knud Erik JØrgensen is Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics in the Department of Political Science at the University of Aarhus, Denmark.
Tonny Brems Knudsen is Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at the University of Aarhus, Denmark.