Scientific Realism and International Relations

Introduction; C.Wight & J.Joseph Reductionism, Emergence, and Explanation in International Relations Theory; D.Leon The International as Emergent: Challenging Old and New Orthodoxies in International Relations Theory; J.Joseph State Theory in International Relations: Why Realism Matters; M.Koivisto Inside the American State: Reconciling Structural and Interpretive Analyses Within a Critical Realist Perspective; D.Porpora What is Realism in International Law and Human Rights?; B.Bowring Is It Real? The Question of Juridical, Actual, and Causal Responsibility in Sovereign Debt Settlements; T.Hattori Critical Realism and the Analysis of Democratisation: Does Philosophy of Science Matter; M.Kurki Beyond the Closed vs. Open Systems Dichotomy. Exploring Possible and Likely Futures in Global Political Economy and Security; H.Patomaki Critical Realism, IR Theory and Marxism; F.Yalvaç World Market, World State, World Society: Scientific Realist Interrogations; B.Jessop Realism. For Real this Time: Scientific Realism is Not a Compromise between Positivism and Interpretivism; J.Rivas Notes Bibliography Index