Beyond the Ivory Tower: International Relations Theory and the Issue of Policy Relevance

by Joseph Lepgold and Miroslav Nincic

Book Overview

The gap between academics and practitioners in international relations has widened in recent years, according to the authors of this book. Many international relations scholars no longer try to reach beyond the ivory tower and many policymakers disdain international relations scholarship as arcane and irrelevant. Joseph Lepgold and Miroslav Nincic demonstrate how good international relations theory can inform policy choices. Globalization, ethnic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231116594
• ISBN13: 9780231116596
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher