Strange Power
Shaping the Parameters of International Relations and International Political Economy
Ashgate Publishing Limited
Published on 19. September 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
376 pages
978-0-7546-1329-9 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing on the contribution of Susan Strange to the study of international political economy, this collection forms a unique perspective on the global economy whilst providing tools for the reader to better understand that economic system. The book examines Susan Strange's structural power theories, whilst adding the perspective of the contributor. The combination of approaches and experience provides a multifaceted analysis of international relations and international political economy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 233 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-1329-9 (9780754613299)
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Persons
Editor
George Washington University, USA
University of Victoria, Canada
Content
The power pillars of the word political economy: introduction - looking beyond the confines, Thomas C. Lawton et al; setting the parameters - a strange world system, Jonathan Story; knowledge and structural power in the international political economy, Lynn K. Mystelka; the evolving global production structure -implications for international political economy, Thomas C. Lawton, Kevin P. Michaels. Global finance and state power: money power - shaping the global financial systems, Amy C. Verdum; money and power in world politics, Benjamin J. Cohen; global money and the decline of state power, Geoffrey R.D. Underbill. Critical perspectives on international relations: criticising US method and thought in international relations - why a trans-Atlantic divide narrows IR's research subject, Bertjan Vereek; theorising the "no-man-lands" between politics and economics, A. Claire Cutler; ideology, knowledge and power in international relations and international political economy, Roger Tooze. State power and global hegemony: the retreat of the state, Robert Gilpin; strange's oscillating realism - opposing the idea - and the apparent, Stefano Guzzini; still an extraordinary power, but for how much longer? the United Sates in world finance, Eric Helliener; international political economy as a development of realism, Stefano Guzzini; the United States and world trade - hegemony by proxy? Judith Goldstein. Partitioning the global economy: European competitiveness and enlargement - is there anyone in charge? Julie Pellegrin; the dynamics of paralysis -Japan in the global era, Jean-Pierre Lehmann; regional blocks and international relations - economic groupings or political hegemons? Alfred Tovias; strange looks on developing countries - a neglected kaleidoscope of questions, Anna Leander. Emerging agendas: the doubtful handshake from international to comparative political economy? G.P.E. Walzenbach; going beyond states and markets to civil societies? Timothy M. Shaw et al. Conclusions: reflections - blurring the boundaries and shaping the agenda, David C. Earnest et al. Addendum: 50 years of international affairs analysis - an annotated bibliography of Susan Strange's academic publications, Christopher May.