The ‘shifting’ nature of theory in International Relations: why the future of the discipline is its Waltzian past

Within the discipline of International Relations (IR), ‘new’ conceptions of theory, specifically those subscribing to, on the one hand, an inductivist and empiricist conception of theory, and, on the other hand, a conception of theory as a loose collection of variables, have ostensibly challenged t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eben Coetzee, Hussein Solomon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2014-04-01
Series:Acta Academica
Online Access:http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/1442