Neorealists as critical theorists: The purpose of foreign policy debate

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 503-514

  Payne, Rodger A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order ^*

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EID: 34547981481     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592707071514     Document Type: Article

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