1 Approaches to International Relations
2 The Historical Context of Contemporary International Relations
3 Contending Perspectives: How to Think about International Relations Theoretically
4 The International System
5 The State
6 The Individual
7 Intergovernmental Organizations, Nongovernmental Organizations, and International Law
8 War and Strife
9 International Political Economy
10 Globalizing Issues

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Chapter 3: Contending Perspectives: How to Think about International Relations Theoretically

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Thinking Theoretically

Theory and the Levels of Analysis

Liberalism and Neoliberal Institutionalism

Realism and Neorealism

The Radical Perspective

Constructivism

Theory in Action: Analyzing the 2003 Iraq War

In Sum: Seeing the World through Theoretical Lenses