The Construction and Cumulation of Knowledge in International Relations

The Construction and Cumulation of Knowledge in International Relations explores the construction and cumulation of knowledge within the scope of international relations inquiry. Editor John A. Vasquez is a former president of the International Studies Association Smartly addresses the issue of international relations from the bottom-up through an examination of the construction and cumulation of knowledge An ideal companion text for the study and discussion of current issues in international relations

Part I: The Construction of Knowledge. 1. Knowledge, Foundations, Politics: Karena Shaw (University of Victoria). 2. The House of IR: From Family Power Politics to the Poisies of Worldism: Anna M. Agathangelonu (University of Houston, Clear Lake) and L.H.M. Lin (New School University). Part II: The Cumulation of Knowledge. 3. Escalation: Competing Perspectives and Empirical Evidence: Russell J. Leng (Middlebury College). 4. Politically-Motivated Opposition to War: Jack S. Levy (Rutgers University) and William F. Mabe, Jr. (Rutgers University). 5. Territoriality and War in International Crises: Theory and Findings, 1918-2001: Hemda Ben-Yehuda (Bar-Ilan University). 6. Pacifism and Fightaholism in International Politics: A Structural History of National and Dyadic Conflict, 1816-1992: Zeev Maoz (Tel-Aviv University). Part III: Policy Application. 7. The Consequences of an Indo-Pakistani Nuclear War: Robert T. Batcher (Office of Technology and Assessments, US Department of State). 8. Integrating Theory and Policy: Global Implications of the War in Iraq: Jacek Kugler (Claremont Graduate University), Ronald L. Tammen (Portland State University), and Brian Efird (Claremont Graduate University)