Beyond the Ivory Tower : : International Relations Theory and the Issue of Policy Relevance /

Beyond the Ivory Tower : : International Relations Theory and the Issue of Policy Relevance / / Joseph Lepgold, Miroslav Nincic.

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The gap between academics and practitioners in international relations has widened in recent years, according to the authors of this book. Many international relations scholars no longer try to reach beyond the ivory tower and many policymakers disdain international relations scholarship as arcane a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Lepgold, Joseph,
Nincic, Miroslav,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2001]
©2001
Year of Publication:2001
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The Theory-Practice Gap in International Relations
  • 2. Types of Knowledge and Their Practical Uses
  • 3. How Knowledge Is Acquired and Used
  • 4. Scholarship and Relevance: Is There a Tradeoff?
  • 5. The Inter-Democratic Peace-Theoretical Foundations and Policy Implication
  • 6. International Institutions and International Cooperation: Theoretical Foundations and Policy Implications
  • 7. Useful Knowledge: Value, Promise, and Limitations
  • Notes
  • Index

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