1st Edition

Pragmatism in International Relations

Edited By Harry Bauer, Elisabetta Brighi Copyright 2009
224 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This collection of essays introduces pragmatism to the study of international relations and evaluates its potential for the theory and practice of global politics. Seeking to reorient the discipline of International Relations (IR) towards practices and problematic situations, the editors of this volume draw on the pragmatist tradition to provide critical inspiration for this task. Their... Read more

Part I Introduction

Chapter 1: Introducing Pragmatism to International Relations (H. Bauer/ E. Brighi)

Part II Pragmatism and the Theory of International Relations

Chapter 2: Pragmatism and International Relations Theory (F. Kratochwil)

Chapter 3: Pragmatism and Early Realism (M. Williams)

Chapter 4: Pragmatism and Constructivism (H. Gould/ N. Onuf)

Part III Pragmatism as Social Research in International Relations

Chapter 5: Contingency, Multi-perspectivism, Knowledge (P. Baert)

Chapter 6: Historical Inquiry, Pragmatism and International Relations (J. B. Isacoff)

Chapter 7: Pragmatism and the Analysis of Foreign Policy (I. B. Neuman)

Part IV Pragmatism and Norms in International Relations

Chapter 8: Pragmatism as Normative Thought in International Relations (R. Shapcott)

Chapter 9: Pragmatism and International Institutions (P. Haas/ E. Haas)

Chapter 10: International Law and Pragmatism (W. M. Reisman, TBC)

Part V Limitations and Conclusions

Chapter 11: The Limitations and Boundaries of Pragmatism (M. Festenstein)

Chapter 12: Pragmatism in International Relations (H. Bauer/ E. Brighi)

Biography

Harry Bauer is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Mannheim, Germany. His main research interests lie in the intersection of IR theory and social theory; environmental governance and non-state actors in international relations. He is about to complete a major study into the intricate practices of environmental NGOs in world politics. Elisabetta Brighi is a Junior Research Fellow at Exeter College and a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Oxford, where she is also a Visiting Fellow of the Oxford-Leverhulme Programme on the ‘Changing Character of War’ and a Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies. Her research spans the fields of foreign policy analysis, security studies and the theory of international relations.