1st Edition

The Dividing Discipline Hegemony and Diversity in International Theory

By K.J. Holsti Copyright 1985
178 Pages
by Routledge

Until the early 1970s, the study of international relations was based on an intellectual consensus regarding the essential questions of the field: the causes of war and the conditions of peace. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, however, a number of theoretical projects had begun to argue that both the models and the research and teaching agendas of the past were inappropriate for understanding... Read more

Introduction 1. Hegemony and challenge in international theory 2. The continuity of the classical tradition 3. A city common to all: theories of global society 4. Neo-Marxist challenges to the classical tradition 5. Paradigms in international theory: hegemony or pluralism? 6. International theory: an international discipline? 7. Choosing directions

Biography

Kal Holsti retired in July 2000 but is now a Research Associate with the Centre for International Relations in the Liu Institute.  His specializations include international relations theory, security studies, and foreign policy analysis. He is a former editor of the International Studies Quarterly, co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Political Science, and former President of both the Canadian Political Science Association and the International Studies Association.  He has taught as a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii, the International University of Japan, Kyoto University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and at McGill University. 

Review of the first publication:

“…Professor Holsti has written a useful survey of the state of the art in international relations. His book is clearly written…”

Susan Strange, London School of Economics and Political Sciencce, UK