Historical Sociology of International Relations

Klappentext

Insight from historical sociology promotes a re-thinking of international relations theory in this collection.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I. Introduction: 1. What's at stake in 'bringing historical sociology back into international relations?' John M. Hobson; 2. Historical sociology: back to the future of international relations? Stephen Hobden; Part II. Historical Sociologies of International Relations: 3. The two waves of Weberian historical sociology in international relations John M. Hobson; 4. Neo-Weberian historical sociology and the question of epochal transformations Randall Collins; 5. Globality and historical sociology: state, revolution and war revisited Martin Shaw; 6. Historical sociology and constructivism: an estranged past, a federated future? Michael Barnett; 7. The idea of history and history with ideas Christian Reus-Smit; 8. World system analysis, historical sociology and international relations: the difference a hyphen makes Barry K. Gills; 9. Towards a critical sociology of transnational harm Andrew Linklater; 10. International systems in world history: remaking the study of international relations Barry Buzan and Richard Little; Part III. Conclusion: The Future of Historical Sociology in International Relations: 11. Historical sociology and international relations theory Steve Smith; 12. For an international sociology Fred Halliday; 13. On the road toward a historicised conception of international sociology John M. Hobson and Stephen Hobden.

Klappentext
International relations theorists are increasingly turning to historical sociology as a means both of broadening and refining their discipline, and critiquing mainstream thinking. Nevertheless, there is still only a rudimentary understanding of what historical sociology is and what it can offer the subject. This 2001 book acts as a manifesto for historical sociology, considering a range of issues, including accounts of the major variants of historical sociology; how they can be applied to international relations; why international relations theorists should engage with these approaches; and how historical sociological insight can enhance and reconfigure the study of international relations. In addition to describing the seven major approaches - neo-Weberianism, constructivisim, critical historical materialism, critical theory, postmodernism, structural realism and World Systems theory - the volume's introductory and concluding chapters set out in detail an approach and research agenda that revolve around what the editors call 'world sociology'.

Zusammenfassung
Insight from historical sociology promotes a re-thinking of international relations theory in this 2001 collection of essays. The volume's editors draw together many strands of thought to set out in detail an approach and research agenda that revolve around what the editors call 'world sociology'.

Inhalt

Part I. Introduction: 1. What's at stake in 'bringing historical sociology back into international relations?' John M. Hobson; 2. Historical sociology: back to the future of international relations? Stephen Hobden; Part II. Historical Sociologies of International Relations: 3. The two waves of Weberian historical sociology in international relations John M. Hobson; 4. Neo-Weberian historical sociology and the question of epochal transformations Randall Collins; 5. Globality and historical sociology: state, revolution and war revisited Martin Shaw; 6. Historical sociology and constructivism: an estranged past, a federated future? Michael Barnett; 7. The idea of history and history with ideas Christian Reus-Smit; 8. World system analysis, historical sociology and international relations: the difference a hyphen makes Barry K. Gills; 9. Towards a critical sociology of transnational harm Andrew Linklater; 10. International systems in world history: remaking the study of international relations Barry Buzan and Richard Little; Part III. Conclusion: The Future of Historical Sociology in International Relations: 11. Historical sociology and international relations theory Steve Smith; 12. For an international sociology Fred Halliday; 13. On the road toward a historicised conception of international sociology John M. Hobson and Stephen Hobden.