Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations. Routledge Key Guides.

by Martin Griffiths, Steven C. Roach, M. Scott Solomon

Now in its second edition, Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations has been thoroughly updated with several new entries and a new preface to reflect the latest developments. There are new sections on Constructivism, International Political Theory, and English School, as well as a range of new thinkers. They include: Samuel Huntington; Christine Sylvester; Jurgen Habermas; John Rawls; and, Barry Buzan. Fully cross-referenced throughout, this book has everything for students of politics and international relations or indeed anyone who wants to gain an understanding of how nations can work together successfully.

Genres: International Relations, Nonfiction, Politics, Philosophy

404 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1999

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Reviews

[Ferdi Anggriawan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enlightening. quite informative, and filled with essential introduction to International Relations thinkers.

[Peter Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Griffiths has not only summarised fifty key thinkers in international relations, he has also looked outside of the international relations specialists to have a more comprehensive view of the subject area.
International relations is complicated and highly variable in any context, which allows for a wide range of theories concerning the different forms and entropies of multi-state connections and interconnections.
Griffiths breaks down the theorists into their areas of bias whether it be liberal, realist, history and also feminist just to name a few. He also adds comprehensive lists of the individual authors' works, and more importantly he compares and contrasts comprehensively, the strengths and weaknesses of the authors.
When it comes to books that have a broad sweep, there are few that have been done better and like all great books, it offers up a whole range of new avenues of research and understanding just as it answers other questions.
The prose is both academic and accessible, and the material allows for arm chair as well as specialists in the field of international relations to engage on a level that suits them; clarifier or resource!
For me, this book would a have been a great edition to the reading material that was used when i was studying at university, but now it is helping to continue my understanding and engagement with a field of study that i find fascinating and engaging.
This is not just a book to me, it is a resource that i will engage with from time to time in the future as work my way through the different recommended readings.

[Ahmet Akın · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hem lisans hem de lisansüstü Uluslararası İlişkiler öğrencileri ve araştırmacıları için bir başucu kitabı niteliğinde. Uluslararası İlişkiler teorileri düşünürlerin perspektifinden didik didik ederek oldukça detaylı bir katkı sunulmuş. Her başlığın sonundaki okuma önerileri başlı başına birer kaynakça. Mutlaka okunmalı.

[Hamda hj96a · Rating 4 out of 5]

الكتاب في 50 مفكر من "وجهة نظر الكاتبه " انهم الافضل ربما 🤔. لا اعلم لكن افادني في بعض النواحي كمعرفتي بالاشخاص و كتبتهم وحياته المهنية ، ينقصه قلة الصفحات لاني بحاجه لمعرفة المزيد من المعلومات لبعض النقاط و الجميل اضافة المراجع به. متاكده راح يفيد اي طالب علوم سياسية/ اقتصاد او في مجالات شبيهه.

[Ghaith Al Far · Rating 4 out of 5]

كتاب مفيد لدارسين العلاقات الدولية و نظرياتها، و يفصل كل مفكر و ما هي المدرسة التي خرج من رحمها ، مثل الواقعية و الليبرالية و النظرية النقدية و الماركسية ، و مفكري هذه النظريات و أبرز نظرياتهم حولها

[Hamdani74]

كتاب جمبل

[Tamer Badawi · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty comprehensive introduction to the discipline's schools of thought.

[Mehmet]

Edisyonda cok fazla basim hatasi var, umarim sonraki baskilarda bu duzeltilir.

[Sathyanarayanan D]

Great Book. A very good categorization of themes in IR theories based on the influential Authors. Must read