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Understanding International Relations By Dr. Shyam Prakash Singh. Hardcover. 2019
UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
The world in which we are living in is passing through a great period of transition. The human history is / undergoing new experiences and experiments. It is also to be noted that in the study of international relations. International relations theory is the study of international relations from a theoretical perspective: it attempts to provide a conceptual framework upon which international relations can be analysed. Ole Hoisti describes interational relations theories act as a pair of coloured sunglasses, allowing the wearer to see only the salient events relevant to the theory. An adherent of realism may completely disregard an event that a constructivist might pounce upon as crucial, and vice versa. The three most popular theories are realism, liberalism and constructivism. On the field of International Relations nation states are searching advantages by cooperation or by fighting out conflicts. But from a certain degree both of the compaction of International (economic) Relations and of the development of military technology war discards more and more as a method of conflict. International Relations theories can be roughly divided into one of two epistemological camps: “Positivist® and “Post-positivist.” Positivist theories aim to replicate the methods of the natural sciences by analyzing the impact of material forces. They typically focus on features of International Relations such as state interactions, size of military forces, balance of powers etc. Post-positivist In each century, as if following a certain law of the nature, it seems like there is the side, which is possessing the power, will, and also the intellectual and moral stimulus, which are necessary to bring all system of the International Relations in accordance with the own values. The effort is a conscious political act that remains wary of potential misappropriations by nativists of various hues while expressing an undeniable incination to participate whole heartediy in a global conversation aimed at enhancing the normative repertoire of the discipline of international relations.
Contents: 1. International Relation: Meaning Scope and Other Concepts, 2.Theory of International Reiation,
3. The Security Studies in International Politics, 4. Understanding International Poltics and Relations
System, 5. Bilateral and Regional Relations, 6. Understand International Relations: Levels of Analysis, 7. Al-Qaeda and International Terrorism, 8. Foreign Policy of India, 9. Understanding of International Organizations, 10. Foreign Policy Analysis and Rational Choice Models, 11. Diplomacy.
About the Author
Dr. Shyam Prakash Singh has done M.A., MPhil in Political Science from Lucknow University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Ph.D. from Mahatama Gandhi Chitrakook Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya, Satna (M.P). He has 14 years of rich experience in the field of research and development of Political Science. During his research he has written several articles and research papers on the subject of his expertise, which has been published in various National and International journals. He has also participated in several seminars. At present he is working as an Asst. professor (Guest) in Rajat Girls Degree College, Lucknow and acting principal in Florence Nightingale Girls Public Degree College, Preeti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
