ABSTRACT
A well-established community of American scholars has long dominated the discipline of international relations. Recently, however, certain strands of continental theorizing are being introduced into the mainstream.
This is a critical examination of European approaches to international relations theory, suggesting practical ways of challenging manistream thought. Freidrichs presents a detailed sociological analysis of knowledge production in existing European IR communities, namely France, Italy and Scandinavia. He also discusses a selection of European schools and approaches.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |59 pages
Developmental pathways
chapter |18 pages
International Relations theory in France
chapter |18 pages
International Relations theory in Italy
chapter |19 pages
International Relations theory in the Nordic countries
part |40 pages
Triangular reasoning
chapter |20 pages
Middle ground or halfway house?
part |21 pages
Theoretical reconstruction