This book explores various dimensions of recent international relations scholarship, taking the case of Afghanistan as a point of departure for discussion of these different themes.
Contributors investigate a broad range of topics, including international relations theory, the nature of global order, 'othering' discourses, diplomacy, international law, the transformation of war, terrorism, gender politics, social media, state building, democratisation, refugee movements, globalisation, and historical lessons. The Afghanistan case helps illuminate the complexities of all these areas of analysis, and the book takes the analysis of Afghanistan in new directions. Theoretically, the authors interrogate the Afghanistan case's implications for international relations, and vice-versa, by integrating multiple and complementary global or structural, state or institutional, and behaviouralist or leader-centric lenses. Conceptually, the chapters bridge the gap between theory and practice, thus reflecting the emergence of a problem-oriented approach to international relations scholarship. Methodologically, the research design employed by the authors is best characterised as 'analytical eclecticism'. The majority of contributors originate from Afghanistan, something which again makes this book notable, and all three editors have extensive experience from time spent in Afghanistan.
Using the Afghan case to explicate the importance of the relevance of theory and its related concepts to international relations studies, this book will be of interest to researchers in the field of international relations, Asian and Middle East Studies.
| ISBN: | 9781032964003 |
| Publication date: | 19th August 2025 |
| Author: | William Maley, Ali Yawar Adili, Paul Lushenko |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 312 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies |
| Genres: |
International relations Regional / International studies Peace studies and conflict resolution Warfare and defence |
This book explores various dimensions of recent international relations scholarship, taking the case of Afghanistan as a point of departure for discussion of these different themes.
Contributors investigate a broad range of topics, including international relations theory, the nature of global order, 'othering' discourses, diplomacy, international law, the transformation of war, terrorism, gender politics, social media, state building, democratisation, refugee movements, globalisation, and historical lessons. The Afghanistan case helps illuminate the complexities of all these areas of analysis, and the book takes the analysis of Afghanistan in new directions. Theoretically, the authors interrogate the Afghanistan case's implications for international relations, and vice-versa, by integrating multiple and complementary global or structural, state or institutional, and behaviouralist or leader-centric lenses. Conceptually, the chapters bridge the gap between theory and practice, thus reflecting the emergence of a problem-oriented approach to international relations scholarship. Methodologically, the research design employed by the authors is best characterised as 'analytical eclecticism'. The majority of contributors originate from Afghanistan, something which again makes this book notable, and all three editors have extensive experience from time spent in Afghanistan.
Using the Afghan case to explicate the importance of the relevance of theory and its related concepts to international relations studies, this book will be of interest to researchers in the field of international relations, Asian and Middle East Studies.
Afghanistan and International Relations features in the following genres: International relations, Regional / International studies, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence
Afghanistan and International Relations is available in Hardback
Afghanistan and International Relations was written by William Maley, Ali Yawar Adili, Paul Lushenko and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Afghanistan and International Relations has 312 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies series
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