Progress, history and identity in international relations theory: The case of the idealist-realist debate

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Thies, Cameron G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disciplinary history; Disciplinary identity; Idealism; Progress assessment; Realism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038172420     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066102008002001     Document Type: Article

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