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Klappentext This book provides students with a fresh overview of the main theories of the state found in International Relations. The author introduces readers to state theory! argues that existing theories of the state are limited! and proposes a new framework. In doing so! he surveys realist! liberal! Marxist! constructivist and neo-Weberian approaches to the state. The book offers readers a unique introduction to state theory in International Relations! and will be of interest to students and scholars of sociology and politics! as well as International Relations. Zusammenfassung This book! first published in 2000! provides an overview of theories of the state found in International Relations. The author surveys realist! liberal! Marxist! constructivist and neo-Weberian approaches! and offers an introduction to the subject. The book will be of interest to students of sociology and politics! as well as International Relations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What's at stake in the second state debate? Concepts and issues; Part I. Traditional Theories of the State and International Relations: 2. Realism; 3. Liberalism; Part II. Recent Sociological Theories of the State and International Relations: 4. Marxism; 5. Constructivism; 6. Weberian historical sociology; Part III. Conclusion: Proposing a 'Structurationist' Theory of the Constitutive State and Global Politics: 7. Summarising the 'second state debate': turning IR theory upside-down.
