The mother of all isms: Causal mechanisms and structured pluralism in International Relations theory

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 459-481

  Bennett, Andrew ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

causal mechanisms; eclecticism; paradigms; research programs; scientific realism; typological theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883615594     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: 14603713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066113495484     Document Type: Article

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