European Approaches to International Relations Theory

<p>A well-established community of American scholars has long dominated the discipline of international relations. Recently however certain strands of continental theorizing are being introduced into the mainstream. </p><p>This is a critical examination of European approaches to international relations theory suggesting practical ways of challenging manistream thought. Freidrichs presents a detailed sociological analysis of knowledge production in existing European IR communities namely France Italy and Scandinavia. He also discusses a selection of European schools and approaches.</p>