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Recognizing the vital importance of concepts in shaping our understanding of international relations, this ground-breaking new book puts concepts front and centre, systematically unpacking them in a clear, critical and engaging way. With contributions from some of the foremost authorities in the field, Concepts in World Politics explores 17 core concepts, from democracy to globalization, sovereignty to revolution, and covers: • The multiple meanings of a concept, where these meanings come from, and how they are employed theoretically and practically • The consequences of using concepts to frame the world in one way or another • The method of concept analysis A challenging and stimulating read, Concepts in World Politics is an indispensable guide for all students of international relations looking to develop a more nuanced and sophisticated understanding of world politics.
Unpacking Concepts
Unpacking Concepts
Like everyone else, scholars of international relations use concepts to make sense of what they look at and to have conversation about it. While it is common to portray academic inquiry into world politics as exploring a set of salient issues with the help of a range of theories, concepts are central to this undertaking as they enable us to intellectually frame issues and formulate theories in the first place. They are devices we use to order and make sense of a messy reality by reducing its complexity and naming and giving meaning to its features; they provide mental shortcuts through which we navigate and grasp the world by allowing us to cluster, classify and categorize everything we encounter into ...
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