Theory of International Politics is a 1979 international relations theory book, written by Kenneth Waltz that elaborated a new theory, the neorealist theory of international relations, and surpassed the cognitive limitations of the past. Taking into account the influence of neoclassical economic theory, Waltz argued that the fundamental "ordering principle" (p. 88) of the inter...(展开全部)

肯尼思·华尔兹，1924年6月生于美国密执安州安阿伯，1950年和1954年在哥伦比亚大学分别获得政治学硕士和博士学位，先后在哥伦比亚大学、加州大学伯克利分校等校任教。曾担任美国对外政策委员会委员、美国政治学会会长等职，并荣获“詹姆斯·麦迪逊政治科学杰出学术贡献奖”。1994年退休，为加州大学伯克利分校政治学系终身荣誉教授。其主要著作有《人、国家与战争》（1959），《对外政策和民主政治》（1967），《国际政治理论》（1979）。其中《国际政治理论》一书自出版以来便被誉为“当代经典”，迄今为止是国际关系学界影响最大、引用率最高的著作。

Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the central claims of the constructivist approach, presenting a structural and idealist worldview which contrasts with the individualism and materialism which underpins much mainstream international ...(展开全部)

罗伯特·J·阿特（Robert J. Art），美国布兰代斯大学国际关系教授，哈佛大学博士，专长于国际关系、美国对外政策和国家安全政策研究。2006年荣获国际研究协会（International Studies Association）颁发的杰出学者奖。 罗伯特·杰维斯（Robert Jervis），美国著名国际政治学学者。加州大学伯利克分校政治学博士，先后在哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、加州大学洛杉矶分校执教。美国科学进步协会会员，美国艺术科学院院士，1988 —1989 年任美国政治学会副会长，2000 —2001年担任美国政治学会主席。 译者 陈积敏，男，中共中央党校国际战略研究所助理研究员、法学博士。著有《非法移民与美国国家战略》。 聂文娟，女，外交学院国际关系研究所讲师、法学博士。 张键，男，中国国际问题研究所亚太研究部助理研究员、法学博士。

Within the realist school of international relations, a prevailing view holds that the anarchic structure of the international system invariably forces the great powers to seek security at one another's expense, dooming even peaceful nations to an unrelenting struggle for power and dominance. Rational Theory of International Politics offers a more nuanced alternative to this vi...(展开全部)

Winner of the 2015 International Studies Association Annual Best Book Award Deploying an original 'Social Evolution Paradigm' (SEP) and drawing from anthropology, evolutionary biology, and international relations, this book advances a sweeping account of the systemic transformation of international politics. More specifically, the book shows how the nasty and brutish Hobbesian/...(展开全部)

Deploying an original 'Social Evolution Paradigm' (SEP) and drawing from anthropology, evolutionary biology, and international relations, this book advances a sweeping account of the systemic transformation of international politics. More specifically, the book shows how the nasty and brutish Hobbesian/offensive realism world many of us take for granted had evolved from an Eden...(展开全部)

In this volume, Richard Ned Lebow introduces his own constructivist theory of political order and international relations based on theories of motives and identity formation drawn from the ancient Greeks. His theory stresses the human need for self-esteem, and shows how it influences political behavior at every level of social aggregation. Lebow develops ideal-type worlds assoc...(展开全部)

In this volume, Richard Ned Lebow introduces his own constructivist theory of political order and international relations based on theories of motives and identity formation drawn from the ancient Greeks. His theory stresses the human need for self-esteem, and shows how it influences political behavior at every level of social aggregation. Lebow develops ideal-type worlds assoc...(展开全部)

Why do some leaders and segments of the public display remarkable persistence in confrontations in international politics, while others cut and run? The answer given by policymakers, pundits, and political scientists usually relates to issues of resolve. Yet, though we rely on resolve to explain almost every phenomenon in international politics—from prevailing at the bargaining...(展开全部)