Introduction : conquest, coexistence and IR theory -- Liberal internationalism -- Democratization : republican liberalism versus commercial liberalism -- Self-determination : republication liberalism versus regulatory liberalism -- International organization : commercial liberalism versus regulatory literalism -- The conservative critique : realism -- The radical critique : critical theory and cosmopolitanism -- Middling, meddling, muddling? : three via medias.

"This innovative assessment of the current state of International Relations theory diagnoses a deep malaise in the field and proposes a reorientation from metatheoretical concerns to the theoretical exploration of central policy issues and dilemmas confronting the 21st century world." Provided by publisher.