G20 and International Relations Theory

Edited by Steven Slaughter, Associate Professor in International Relations, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Australia

'Steven Slaughter's book is a most welcome addition to the G20 and global governance literature. The work contains a theoretically sophisticated understanding of legitimacy as applied to the premier forum of economic collective action. Although the core audience will be students focused on key concepts and practices related to 21st century summitry, the book deserves a wider audience interested in the evolution of international politics.'--Andrew F. Cooper, University of Waterloo, Canada

• Contents:Introduction: Theorizing the G20Steven Slaughter1. Liberal Theory, Liberal Context and the G20Alan S. Alexandroff 2. The G20 and Realist International Relations TheorySteven Slaughter3. Rational Choice and the G20 Felicity Vabulas4. The G20 and the English SchoolTristen Naylor5. A Constructivist Approach to the G20Jonathan Luckhurst6. The G20 Through the Lens of Historical Institutionalism Lora Anne Viola7. A Nébuleuse for a New World Order? The G20 from a neo-Gramscian Perspective Tom Chodor8. Feminist Approaches to Global Economic Governance: The G20 as a Platform for Step Change? Susan Harris-Rimmer and Caitlin Byne9. Green Theory and the G20Kyla Tienhaara and Christian DownieConclusion: International Relations Theory and the Future of the G20Steven SlaughterIndex