RIPSMAN, Norrin; TALIAFERRO, Jeffrey; LOBELL, Steven. Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. 208 p. ISBN: 9780199899234

Este trabalho resenha a obra Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics, de Norrin Ripsman, Jeffrey Taliaferro e Steven Lobell, publicado em 2016. O intuito dos autores é construir um modelo teórico realista neoclássico, indo além do ideário neorrealista focado apenas em fatores sistêmicos enquanto determinantes da política exterior de um Estado. Assim, alguns fatores domésticos são elencados enquanto variáveis intervenientes capazes de influenciar a resposta de um Estado aos estímulos vindos do sistema internacional.ABSTRACTThis paper aims to review Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics, a book written by Norrin Ripsman, Jeffrey Taliaferro e Steven Lobell and published in 2016. The authors goal is to construct a neoclassical realist model, as a further advance in comparison to neorealist appraisal of International Politics, whose claim that systemical restraints and dictates the foreign policy of states. Hence, some domestical factors are placed as intervening variables that can influence a state’s reaction to the stimulus emanated from the international system. Palavras-chave: Realismo, Teoria das Relações Internacionais, análise de política externa.Keywords: Realism, International Relations theory, Foreign policy analysis.Recebido em 13 de Maio de 2018 | Aceito em 22 de Maio de 2018.Received May 13, 2018 | Accepted on May 22, 2018. DOI

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Can Neoclassical Realism Become a Genuine Theory of International Relations?Squandered Opportunity: Neoclassical Realism and Iranian Foreign Policy. By Thomas Juneau. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2015.EU and NATO Relations with Russia: After the Collapse of the Soviet Union. By Glenn Diesen. Abingdon: Routledge, 2016.Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics. By Norrin M. Ripsman, Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, and Steven E. Lobell. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.

The Journal of Politics ◽

10.1086/696882 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 80 (2) ◽

pp. 742-749 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nicholas Ross Smith

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Foreign Policy ◽

Soviet Union ◽

International Relations ◽

International Politics ◽

Stanford University ◽

Neoclassical Realism ◽

Realist Theory ◽

Oxford University ◽

The Soviet Union ◽

Oxford University Press

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Book Reviews : The Making of Foreign Policy: An analysis of Decision-Making. 2nd ed. Joseph Frankel. London: Oxford University Press, 1968. (Galaxy Book No. 200.) 14/-. The International System: Theoretical Essays. Klaus Knorr and Sidney Verba (eds). London: Oxford University Press, 1967. 22/6. Theoretical Aspects of International Politics. Mahendra Kumar. Agra: Shiva Lal Agarwala, 1967. 40/-

International Relations ◽

10.1177/004711787000300708 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 3 (7) ◽

pp. 514-515

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Foreign Policy ◽

International Politics ◽

International System ◽

Oxford University ◽

Oxford University Press

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Book Review: Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics68.1558 RipsmanNorrin M.; TALIAFERROJeffrey W.; LOBELL, Steven E. — Neoclassical Realist Theory of International Politics (Oxford University Press, New York, 2016). Uluslararasi Ilişkiler (International Relations)55, 2017: 119–124.

International Political Science Abstracts ◽

10.1177/0020834518068001166 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 68 (1) ◽

pp. 150-150

Author(s):

Nuri Yesilyurt

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New York ◽

International Relations ◽

International Politics ◽

Realist Theory ◽

Oxford University ◽

Oxford University Press

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The assumption of anarchy in international relations theory: a critique

Review of International Studies ◽

10.1017/s026021050011232x ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 67-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 146

Author(s):

Helen Milner

Keyword(s):

International Relations ◽

International Politics ◽

International System ◽

International Relations Theory ◽

Fundamental Assumption ◽

Ambiguous Words

‘Anarchy is one of the most vague and ambiguous words in language.’ George Coreewall Lewis, 1832.In much current theorizing, anarchy has once again been declared to be the fundamental assumption about international politics. Over the last decade, numerous scholars, especially those in the neo-realist tradition, have posited anarchy as the single most important characteristic underlying international relations. This article explores implications of such an assumption. In doing so, it reopens older debates about the nature of international politics. First, I examine various concepts of ‘anarchy’ employed in the international relations literature. Second, I probe the sharp dichotomy between domestic and international politics that is associated with this assumption. As others have, I question the validity and utility of such a dichotomy. Finally, this article suggests that a more fruitful way to understand the international system is one that combines anarchy and interdependence.

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