DETAILED CONTENTS . . xi
ABOUT THIS BOOK . . xv
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . . xviii

1 WHY STUDY IR? . . 1
2 IR AS AN ACADEMIC SUBJECT . . 33
3 REALISM . . 67
4 LIBERALISM . . 107
5 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY . . 139
6 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY . . 175
7 METHODOLOGICAL DEBATES . . 217
8 NEW ISSUES IN IR . . 249

REFERENCES . . 271
INDEX . . 287