Explanation and Progress in Security Studies asks why Security Studies, as a central area of International Relations, has not experienced scientific progress in

Explanation and Progress in Security Studies asks why Security Studies, as a central area of International Relations, has not experienced scientific progress in

International Security Studies (ISS) has changed and diversified in many ways since 1945. This book provides the first intellectual history of the development o

Opposing views on the merits of formal rational choice approaches as they have been applied to international security studies. Formal theories and rational choi

All academic disciplines periodically appraise their effectiveness, evaluating the progress of previous scholarship and judging which approaches are useful and