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Explanation and progress in security studies : bridging paradigm divides in international relations /

Explanation and Progress in Security Studies asks why Security Studies, as a central area of International Relations, has not experienced scientific progress in the way natural sciences have--and answers by arguing that the underlying reason is that scholars in Security Studies have advanced a range...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chernoff, Fred (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Traditions of explanation and the idea of "scientific progress"
  • Explanation in the natural and social sciences
  • The nuclear proliferation debate : why do states build nuclear weapons?
  • The balance of power debate : why do states form alliances?
  • The democratic peace debate : why do democracies act the way they do?
  • Analysis, alternatives, conclusion.