Liberalism in a Realist World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9975615 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G John Ikenberry (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 203-219 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8817 • E-ISSN: 0973-0702 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002088171004600213 |
| OpenAlex | W2161027461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 20 |
The study of international relations (IR) is a worldwide pursuit with each country having its own theoretical orientations, preoccupations and debates. Beginning in the early twentieth century, the US created its own scholarly traditions of IR. Eventually, IR became an American social science with the US becoming the epicentre for a worldwide IR community engaged in a set of research programmes and theoretical debates. The discipline of IR emerged in the US at a time when it was the world’s most powerful state and a liberal great power caught in a struggle with illiberal rivals. This context ensured that the American theoretical debates would be built around both power and liberal ideals. Over the decades, the two grand projects of realism and liberalism struggled to define the agenda of IR in the US. These traditions have evolved as they attempted to make sense of contemporary developments, speak to strategic position of the US and its foreign policy, as well as deal with the changing fashions and standards of social science. The rationalist formulations of realism and liberalism sparked reactions and constructivism has arisen to offer counterpoints to the rational choice theory
Constructivism (international relations · Context (archaeology · Economic liberalism · Epistemology · Foreign policy · Great power · International relations · International relations theory · Liberalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Realism · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Philosophy · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Political Science Research and Education
A Relational Theory of World Politics
Rising Asian Powers and Changing Global Governance
Hydrological hegemony and U.S. strategic engagement in climate and water security
Toward contested seas? A review of geopolitical trends at sea in the 21st century
Middle-power definitions
Colonialism and imperialism in the quest for a universalist Korean-style international relations theory
Brazil and the European Union
Strengthening International Studies in India
International Studies in India
F.A. Hayek and liberal international order
To what extent is post-positivism ‘practised’ in International Relations? Evidence from China and the USA
Isaiah Berlin and International Relations
Supreme Command
Triangulating Peace
Peace in Parts
Debating the Democratic Peace
The dividing discipline
Reliable Partners
After Hegemony
Transnational Relations and World Politics
An American Social Science
Politics Among Nations
New Thinking In International Relations Theory
The nature and sources of liberal international order
The Professional Soldier
Domestic Politics and Regional Harmonization in the European Communities
After victory
The Structure of the Theoretical Revolution in International Relations
Interdependence and power
Three Neo-Functional Hypotheses About International Integration
Taking Preferences Seriously
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |