This book, some 20 years after the publication of Robert W. Cox's seminal Production, Power and World Order: Social Forces in the Making of History , offers the reader an analytical and comprehensive overview of his work and illustrates the continuing relevance thereof for contemporary research.

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ANTHONY LEYSENS is Senior Lecturer and Graduate Programme Coordinator in the Department of Political Science, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Inhalt
Why a Book on the Critical Theory of Robert W. Cox? Influences, Context, and Theoretical Development The Core Theoretical Framework and Beyond The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School The 'Critical Turn' in International Relations The Legacy of Coxian Critical Theory