Textbooks on the international relations theory: What they talk about, what they keep silent about, and what to do about it

• Published in: Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriâ 25. Meždunarodnye otnošeniâ i mirovaâ politika (Online) Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 33 - 60
• Main Author: Yudin, N. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow University Press 12.03.2024
• Subjects: constructivism; international relations studies; materialism; methodology; positivism; postmodernism; postpositivism; realism; theory of international relations

Theory represents the highest form of scientific knowledge in any discipline, a sort of certificate of maturity of the latter, and, at the same time, the key to its systematic teaching and understanding. From this point of view, international studies show a somewhat paradoxical picture. On the one h...