Explanation and progress in security studies bridging theoretical divides in international relations

Explanation and Progress in Security Studies asks why Security Studies, as a central area of International Relations, has not experienced scientific progress in the way natural sciences have-and answers by arguing that the underlying reason is that scholars in Security Studies have advanced a range...

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Main Author: Chernoff, Fred (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California Stanford University Press 2014
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Call Number :JZ 1305 .C44 2014

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