Beyond the Ivory Tower International Relations Theory and the Issue of Policy Relevance

Name: Beyond the Ivory Tower International Relations Theory and the Issue of Policy Relevance
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ISBN: 9780231116596

ISBN-10: 0231116594

ISBN-13: 9780231116596

Edition: 2002

Authors: Joseph Lepgold, Miroslav Nincic

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The authors demonstrate how good international relations theory can inform policy choices. Globalisation, ethnic conflict and ecological threats have created a new set of issues that challenge policymakers.

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 11/22/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.90" long x 0.05" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

Miroslav Nincic is Professor of Political Science at UC Davis. He is the author of several books, including Renegade Regimes: Confronting Deviant Behavior in World Politics and Democracy and Foreign Policy: the Fallacy of Political Realism , and coauthor of Beyond the Ivory Tower: Scholarship and Statesmanship in International Relations.



Preface



The Theory-Practice Gap in International Relations



Types of Knowledge and Their Practical Uses



How Knowledge Is Acquired and Used



Scholarship and Relevance: Is There a Tradeoff?



The Inter-Democratic Peace--Theoretical Foundations and Policy Implication



International Institutions and International Cooperation: Theoretical Foundations and Policy Implications



Useful Knowledge: Value, Promise, and Limitations


Notes


Index