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International Relations; Preface; Contents; Part I: International Relations' Theory; 1. History of theoretical thought on inter-state relations and the formation of "International Relations" as an academic discipline; Learning steps; Introduction; Step 1: International Relations from an historical perspective: Interstate theory and discipline formation; Step 2: The core subject of International Relations and International Relations theory; Step 3: Check your understanding: key aspects and review questions; Step 4: Self-study and consolidation; 2. International Relations as science.

Learning stepsIntroduction; Step 1: Philosophy of science: the "theory behind theories" (meta-theory); Step 2: Positivism as an example for a philosophy of science; Step 3: Check your understanding: Key aspects and review questions; Step 4: Consolidation; 3. World views and the idea of science in the history of European philosophy; Learning steps; Introduction; Step 1: World views; Step 2: Scientific world views; Step 3: Self-study and consolidation; Step 4: Discussion (optional, for advanced students); 4. Didactics and method; Introduction; 1. Core question.

2. Ontological assumptions about actors and structures in international relations3. Epistemology and methodology; 4. General approach to IR as a science and to the practice of international politics; Overview of criteria for a structured learning process about theories of IR; Review questions; Consolidation; Part II: Theories of International Relations: Five Approaches; 5. Neorealist theory; Learning steps; Step 1: Background and core question; Step 2: Assumptions about actors and structure; Step 3: The neorealist explanation of international politics.

Step 4: Check your understanding: key aspects and review questionsStep 5: Final self-study and consolidation; 6. Neoinstitutionalist theory; Learning steps; Introduction; Step 1: Neoinstitutionalist theory as "modified structural realism"; Step 2: The neoinstitutionalist explanation of international politics; Step 3: Check your understanding: key aspects and review questions; Step 4: Final self-study and consolidation; 7. New liberal theory; Learning steps; Introduction; Step 1: New liberalism as a "positive" IR theory: assumptions aboutactors and structures.

Step 2: New liberalism as a general theoretical approach to IRStep 3: Check your understanding: key aspects and review questions; Step 4: Final self-study and consolidation; 8. World-systems analysis; Learning steps; Introduction; Step 1: World-systems analysis: ontological, epistemological and methodological claims; Step 2: World-systems analysis; Step 3: The modern world-system; Step 4: Check your understanding: key aspects and review questions; Step 5: Final self-study and consolidation; 9. Social constructivist theory; Learning steps; Introduction.

Step 1: The ontological status of "structure" as an unobservable and "object" of scientific inquiry.

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