Perspectives on Structural Realism

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Andrew K. Hanami

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3. Neorealism and Game Theory

   • Robert Powell

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4. Integrated Realism and Hegemonic Military Intervention in Unipolarity

   • Benjamin Miller

   Pages 31-59

5. From Balance of Power to Balancing Behavior: The Long and Winding Road

   • Susan B. Martin

   Pages 61-82

6. The Security Dilemma and Ethnic Conflict

   • Barry R. Posen

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7. An Essay on Neorealism and Foreign Policy

   • Shibley Telhami

   Pages 105-118

8. Structural Realism and China’s Foreign Policy: Much (But Never All) of the Story

   • Avery Goldstein

   Pages 119-154

9. America Deals with North Korea: A Realist’s Approach

   • Robert L. Gallucci

   Pages 155-162

10. Why States Believe Foolish Ideas: Nonself-Evaluation by States and Societies

    • Stephen Van Evera

    Pages 163-198

11. Structural Realism and Interconnectivity

    • Andrew K. Hanami

    Pages 199-222

12. Back Matter

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Realism remains a predominant and most debated theoretical approach in International Relations research. Whether considered a scientific and accurate reflection of world politics or as reactionary and a distortion of realities and possibilities, both realism and its structural variant continue to be a source of fruitful research-whether within the program or in its rejection.The Realism approach itself is not uniform whether in relation to its implications or methodologies. Here leading scholars provide important perspectives on the insights and directions of Realist research in some of its most interesting variants. From rational choice to case studies, from theory to practice, the contributors explore both classic tenets of Realism as the balance of power and such apparent inconsistencies as foolish policies.

• conflict
• foreign policy
• game theory
• international relations
• intervention
• Policy
• politics
• rational choice
• realism

ROBERT L. GALLUCCI Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA. AVERY GOLDSTEIN University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. SUSAN B. MARTIN Florida Atlantic University, Florida, USA. BENJAMIN MILLER Haifa University, Haifa, Israel BARRY POSEN MIT, Massachusetts, USA. ROBERT POWELL University of California, Berkeley, USA. SHIBLEY TELHAMI University of Maryland, USA. STEVEN VAN EVERA MIT Massachusetts, USA. STEPHEN M. WALT Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA.

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