International Relations Theory and European Integration

Rentier States and International Relations Theory

The state plays a central position in theoretical debates in International Relations (IR). Both Realists and Liberals see the state as the central actor in the international system and thereby follow a Western understanding of the state as the holder of the monopoly of force. In the IRsub discipline of security studies new categories such as weak state, quasi state or state failure have created...

a cultural theory of international relations

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Analysis of Ahmadinejad Government's Foreign Policy According to the Critical Theory of International Relations

The goal of this article is the analysis of Ahmadinejad government's foreign policy according to the critical theory of international relations. Whether it seems foreign policy of Mahmood Ahmadinejad, government is different from his before and after governments. Perhaps it could be provided more detailed and objective analysis from foreign policy of Islamic Republic of Iran during Ahmadinejad ...

European industrial relations under international pressure A six-country comparison

Introduction: the EU and national industrial relations A paradox has emerged in the last two decades in Europe. Interest in comparing employment relations has increased, under international pressure to increase productivity, employment rates and competitiveness and to attract foreign investors and foreign skilled workers. International organisations, governments, trade unions, multinational com...

The Renovation of Western Hegemony European Alternatives in International Relations