Are two theories better than one? A constructivist model of the neorealist-neoliberal debate

International Political Science Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Thies, Cameron G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Interstate culture; Logical consistency; Neoliberalism; Neorealism; Survival model

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242779373     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512104041282     Document Type: Review

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