Beyond the Ivory Tower

International Relations Theory and the Issue of Policy Relevance
Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-0-231-11659-6
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 160 mm, Gewicht: 326 g

The gap between academics and practitioners in international relations has widened in recent years, according to the authors of this book. Many international relations scholars no longer try to reach beyond the ivory tower and many policymakers disdain international relations scholarship as arcane and irrelevant. Joseph Lepgold and Miroslav Nincic demonstrate how good international relations theory can inform policy choices. Globalization, ethnic conflict, and ecological threats have created a new set of issues that challenge policymakers, and cutting-edge scholarship can contribute a great deal to the diagnosis and handling of potentially explosive situations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lepgold, Joseph

Nincic, Miroslav

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceThe Theory-Practice Gap in International RelationsTypes of Knowledge and Their Practical UsesHow Knowledge is Acquired and UsedScholarship and Relevance: Is There a Tradeoff?The Inter-Democratic Peace?Theoretical Foundations and
Policy ImplicationsInternational Institutions and International Cooperation:

Theoretical Foundations and Policy ImplicationsUseful Knowledge: Value, Promise, and Limitations
Notes

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph Lepgold is associate professor of government at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and Miroslav Nincic is professor of political science at the University of California, Davis. They are coeditors of Being Useful: Policy Relevance and International Relations Theory.