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International relations

International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns all activities among states—such as war, diplomacy, trade, and foreign policy—as well as relations with and among…

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International relations

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related to Theory · 111
International relations → Ann Tickner Gender, Barry Buzan, Carr The Twenty Years, Change, Charlotte Hooper, Chicago, Chicago Press, Columbia University Press, Constitution, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Cox, Crisis, Cynthia, Democracy, Economic Paths, English, Enloe, FearE, Feminist Consciousness, FutureBenno Teschke The Myth
related to history · 83
International relations → All That, Analyses, Athens, Australian Journal, Barry Buzan, BC, Beaulac, Black, Calvocoressi, Cambridge, Cambridge Modern History, Carr The Twenty Years, Challenging, Contrary, Cornell UP, Crisis, Diplomacy, During, Edition, Erik
related to Emergence as academic discipline · 36
International relations → Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth University, Alfred Eckhard Zimmern, By, Cold War, Columbia University, David Davies, Development Studies, Economics, Foreign Service, Furthermore, Geneva, Georgetown University's Walsh School, Graduate Institute, In, International, International History, IR, London School, LSE
related to Textbooks · 35
International relations → Alexander, An Introduction, Arreguín-Toft, Baylis, Berry, Encyclopedia, Essentials, Hans, Henry, Ideas, Institutions, IR, Ivan, John, Karen, Martin Fundamental Principles, Michael, Mingst, Morgenthau, Nau
related to Bibliography · 25
International relations → Carlsnaes, Carolina Academic Press, Christian, Duncan Snidal, Durham, Dyvik, Globalization, Handbook, ISBN, Jan Selby, Mimiko, Nahzeem, North Carolina, Oluwafemi, Point, Retrieved, Reus-Smit, Rorden Wilkinson, SAGE Publications, Synne
related to Individual or sub-unit level concepts · 13
International relations → Bureaucratic, Examining, Groupthink, How, International, Looks, Psychological, Religious, Science, The, This, Understanding, Viewing
related to Critical theory (post-structuralism) · 12
International relations → Constructivist, English School, International Historical Sociology, IR, Marxism, Other, Post-structuralism, Post-structuralist, Rosenberg's, See, The, Why
related to Realism · 10
International relations → As, Cold War, European, First, In, International, Second World Wars, Soviet Union, The, United States
see also · 8
International relations → Cold War, Institute, International, International Law, International RelationsExtraterritorialityGeopoliticsInternational, Politics, World War IDiplomatic, World War IIThe European
related to Terminology · 7
International relations → An, As, Depending, Economics, In, IR, London School

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