International Relations Theory

Oliver Daddow is Assistant Professor in British Politics and Security at the University of Nottingham. His research interests are in interpretivist international relations, British foreign policy – especially Brexit and the Europe question – and discourse analysis. He is the author of Britain and Europe Since 1945: Historiographical Perspectives on Integration (Manchester University Press, 2004) and New Labour and the European Union: Blair and Brown’s Logic of History (Manchester University Press, 2011). He edited Harold Wilson and European Integration: Britain’s Second Application to Join the EEC (Frank Cass, 2003). With Jamie Gaskarth he edited British Foreign Policy: The New Labour Years (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), and with Mark Bevir and Ian Hall he edited Interpreting Global Security (Routledge, 2014). He has written book chapters and peer-reviewed journal arti­cles across his research interests, including in Government and Opposition, International Affairs, International Relations, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, Political Quarterly, British Journal of Politics and International

Daddow’s book is one of the best reference books in the discipline of International Relations.  It is highly accessible, written in an engaging style that skillfully combines theory with practice. I would not hesitate to  recommend this essential book to students of international politics. I am always happy to recommend Daddow’s book to my students  whenever they need clear explanations to highly theoretical questions.

• Part I Introduction to Your Course in IR TheoryChapter 1: What is International Relations?Chapter 2: International Relations TheoryChapter 3: Theoretical DebatesPart II Theories of IRChapter 4: LiberalismChapter 5: RealismChapter 6: Neorealism and NeoliberalismChapter 7: The English SchoolChapter 8: ConstructivismChapter 9: MarxismChapter 10: Critical TheoryChapter 11: FeminismChapter 12: PoststructuralismChapter 13: PostcolonialismChapter 14: Green International TheoryPart III Lectures, Tutorials, Coursework and ExamsChapter 15: Making The Most Of Theory In Lectures and TutorialsChapter 16: Making The Most Of Theory In EssaysChapter 17: Examples Of Good Practice In IR Theory EssaysChapter 18: Making The Most Of Theory In ExamsPart IV Additional ResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndex