Paradigm lost? Reassessing theory of international politics

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-61

  Goddard, Stacie E ^a   Nexon, Daniel H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Parsons; Sociological theory; Structural functionalism; Systems theory; Waltz

Indexed keywords

EID: 15844362722     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066105050136     Document Type: Article

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