CONTENTS DETAIEED CONTENTS xi ABOUT THIS BOOK xv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xviii 1 WHY STUDY IR? 1 2 IR AS AN ACADEMIC SUBJECT 33 3 REALISM 67 4 LIBERALISM 107 5 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY 139 6 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY 175 7 METHODOLOGICAL DEBATES 217 8 NEW ISSUES IN IR 249 REFERENCES 271 INDEX 287