International studies is introduced in this book as a wide, plural and inherently interdisciplinary field of research. The authors take stock of the interdisciplinary origins of the study of international relations during the 1930-50s. At the same time they develop new interdisciplinary approaches by drawing upon other disciplines and fields of research to uncover the various aspects of the 'international' that include 'foreign', 'global', 'transnational' or 'interregional' and even 'inter-human' facets.̐ΜưThe traditional focus on 'interstate politics' is widened and key concepts such as power and war are redefined. Several models to organize and make interdisciplinary research coherent are proposed and assessed, including examples of past interdisciplinary scholarship and̐Μưprogrammatic methodologies. The authors specifically highlight the linkages between international relations and philosophy, peace research, history, geography, globalization studies, international political economy, political psychology, sociology and social theory, linguistics, strategic or war studies and anthropology
PART I: GENERAL PERSPECTIVES -- Introduction; P. Aalto, V. Harle, D. Long & S. Moisio -- Interdisciplinarity and the Study of International Relations; D. Long -- Organizing Interdisciplinary International Studies: from Puzzlement to Research Programmes; P. Aalto -- Towards Interdisciplinary Research Programmes in International Studies: the Frankfurt School, the English School and Peace Research as Models; V. Harle -- PART II: LEVELS OF ANALYSIS -- Geographies of the International System: Globalization, Empire and the Anthropocene; S. Dalby -- Beyond the Domestic-International Divide: State Spatial Transformation as Neoliberal Geopolitics; S. Moisio -- The Human Subject in International Studies: an Outline for Interdisciplinary Research Programmes; P. Aalto -- PART III: CONCEPTS -- Power in International Relations: an Interdisciplinary Perspective; T. Forsberg -- War: from Disciplinarity to Multidisciplinarity and further to Transdisciplinarity; P. Dru̐Μưlk -- PART IV: END COMMENT -- End Comment: the Practices of Interdisciplinarity; I.B. Neumann
"Presenting International Studies as a wide, plural and inherently interdisciplinary field of research, this book shows its links with philosophy, peace research, history, geography, globalization studies, international political economy, political psychology, sociology and social theory, linguistics, strategic or war studies and anthropology"-- Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references and index
Machine generated contents note: -- PART I: GENERAL PERSPECTIVES -- Introduction / P. Aalto, V. Harle, D. Long & S. Moisio -- Interdisciplinarity and the Study of International Relations / D. Long -- Organizing Interdisciplinary International Studies: from Puzzlement to Research Programmes / P. Aalto -- Towards Interdisciplinary Research Programmes in International Studies: the Frankfurt School, the English School and Peace Research as Models / V. Harle -- PART II: LEVELS OF ANALYSIS -- Geographies of the International System: Globalization, Empire and the Anthropocene / S. Dalby -- Beyond the Domestic-International Divide: State Spatial Transformation as Neoliberal Geopolitics / S. Moisio -- The Human Subject in International Studies: an Outline for Interdisciplinary Research Programmes / P. Aalto -- PART III: CONCEPTS -- Power in International Relations: an Interdisciplinary Perspective / T. Forsberg -- War: from Disciplinarity to Multidisciplinarity and further to Transdisciplinarity / P. Drul̐Μưak -- PART IV: END COMMENT -- End Comment: the Practices of Interdisciplinarity / I.B. Neumann
