F. Chernoff 
Theory and Metatheory in International Relations 
Concepts and Contending Accounts

This book uses three controversial contemporary American foreign policy problems to introduce students to the ‘new debates’ in international relations, in which the criticisms of constructivism, interpretivism, and postmodernism are presented against traditional positivist concepts of social science.

Table of Content

Introduction Three Policy Dilemmas: Iraq, North Korea, Russia and China Policy Decisions and Theories of International Relations International Relations and Scientific Criteria for Choosing a Theory Critical Theories and the Attack on the Scientific Study of International Relations Conclusion

About the author

FRED CHERNOFF is Professor of Political Science, Director of the International Relations Program, Colgate University, USA.