Post-truth politics poses a specific problem for critical theories. The problem is that the
relativisation of facts–the claim that knowledge is merely a product of power, history, and …

The history of the discipline of International Relations is usually narrated as a succession of
theories that would pursue different ontologies and epistemologies and focus on different …

This book provides a comprehensive investigation into Hans Morgenthau's life and work.
Identifying power, knowledge, and dissent as the fundamental principles that have informed …

In recent years, the discipline of International Relations (IR) has entered another of its turns:
the homegrown turn. This new turn focuses on possible contributions to IR theorizing using …

This article discusses one of the basic concepts in political science and international
relations, namely realism. As a perspective often used to analyze various political …

While a number of scholars argue that classical realism is conspicuously similar to critical
international relations, this article takes an issue with such an interpretation. It does not …

Recent re-readings of classical realism in International Relations have demonstrated that in
their critique of modernity, mid-twentieth century realists put their focus on the development …

A defining feature of public (and, often, scholarly) discussion of international affairs is the
treatment of states as unitary actors, that is, akin to individual persons. Drawing upon social …

This book examines security cooperation between Western states. Security cooperation
occurs between Western (ie European and North American) states as a co** mechanism …

This chapter argues that our understanding of Classical Realism can be strengthened by
engaging more closely two critics of Morgenthau et al., Stanley Hoffmann and Raymond …