{"product_id":"9780739108499","title":"New Directions for International Relations Confronting the Method-of-Analysis Problem","description":"\u003ch3\u003eInnovations in the Study of World Politics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNew Directions for International Relations\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConfronting the Method-of-Analysis Problem\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKarl DeRouen Jr | Hazem Adam Ghobarah | Kristian Skrede Gleditsch | Shaun Goldfinch | William Howell | Paul Huth | Ranan D. Kuperman | Brett Ashley Leeds | Zeev Maoz | Jon Pevehouse | Bruce Russett | Alastair Smith | Allan C. Stam | Ilan Talmud | Lesley G. Terris | Michael D. Ward | Suzanne Werner | Amy Yuen | Alex Mintz | Bruce Russett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhy does the academic study of international relations have limited impact on the policy community? When research results are inconsistent, inconclusive, and contradictory, a lack of scholarly consensus discourages policy makers, the business community, and other citizens from trusting findings and conclusions from IR research. In \u003ci\u003eNew Directions for International Relations,\u003c\/i\u003e Alex Mintz and Bruce Russett identify differences in methods of analysis as one cause of these problematic results. They discuss the problem and set the stage for nine chapters by diverse scholars to demonstrate innovative new developments in IR theory and creative new methods that can lay the basis for greater consensus. Looking at areas of concern such as the relationship between lawmaking and the use of military force, the challenge of suppressing extremists without losing moderates, and the public health effects of civil conflict, contributors show how international relations research can generate reliable results that can be, and in fact are, used in the real world.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlex Mintz\u003c\/b\u003e is the Cullen-McFadden Professor of Political Science at Texas A\u0026amp;M University and Senior Fellow in United Nations Studies at Yale University. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e and an associate editor for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Conflict Resolution\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eBruce Russett\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean Acheson Professor of International Relations and Polical Science and Director of United Nations Studies at Yale University. He is past president of the International Studies Association and the Peace Science Society.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 February 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLexington Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780739108499\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e290\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976190976140,"sku":"9780739108499","price":52.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780739108499","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}