Realism and the Balancing of Power A New Debate

Name: Realism and the Balancing of Power A New Debate
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ISBN: 9780130908667

ISBN-10: 0130908665

ISBN-13: 9780130908667

Edition: 2003

Authors: John A. Vasquez, Colin Elman

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This book explores all aspects of an important scholarly debate that has widespread implications for the political world, including the making of foreign policy--i.e., a debate over whether the contemporary theory of the balance of power as presented by Kenneth Waltz is a scientifically acceptable theory. It allows readers to examine and analyze the different views (in their original form) by all those in the debate and to come to their own conclusions. An Introduction gives an overview of the debate, defines and clarifies in simple language some of the major concepts used in philosophy of science, sets the historical context of the debate, and explains why it is important for both…

Book details

List price: $116.40
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 10/28/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946




Introduction: Appraising Balance of Power Theory




The Initial Debate



The Realist Paradigm and Degenerative versus Progressive Research Programs: An Appraisal of Neotraditional Research on Waltz's Balancing Proposition




Evaluating Theories




Progressive Research on Degenerate Alliances




New Realist Research on Alliances: Refining, Not Refuting, Waltz's Balancing Proposition




Lakatos and Neorealism: A Reply to Vasquez




The New Debate on Balancing Power: A Reply to My Critics




New Contributions



Why Realism Does Not Work Well for International History (Whether or Not It Represents a Degenerate IR Research Strategy




Balances and Balancing: Concepts, Propositions, and Research Design




Is There a Balance of Power




Neorealism's Logic and Evidence: When Is a Theory Falsified?




Paradoxical Functions of International Alliances: Does Regime Type Make a Difference?




Alliances, Balances of Threat, and Neorealism: The Accidental Coup




Measuring Powerand the Power of Theories




The Natural and Necessary Evolution of Structural Realism




Conclusions



Closing Dialogue



Combined References