{"product_id":"international-relations-and-scientific-progress-patrick-james-9780814250952","title":"International Relations and Scientific Progress: Structural Realism Reconsidered","description":"\u003ci\u003eInternational Relations and Scientific Progress\u003c\/i\u003e argues that a theory focusing on the structure of the international system may explain a wider and more interesting range of events in world politics than other alternatives. The first part of the book assesses the meaning of progress in the discipline of international relations, a process that culminates in the creation of a new concept, the scientific research enterprise. The second part review structural realism within that context and makes the case for an elaboration of structural realism by showing that a system-level theory based on structure could have great unrealized explanatory potential. The third part explores new directions, most notably as related to empirical testing of an elaborated version of structural realism that focuses on both continuity and change in the international system. \u003cb\u003ePatrick James\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science at the University of Missouri.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814250955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814250952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.04w x 0.70d","brand":"Patrick James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241107337471,"sku":"9780814250952","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab5d90ee-3dcc-45af-bec6-030fa0f13f27.jpg?v=1772652759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/international-relations-and-scientific-progress-patrick-james-9780814250952","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}