With chapters on all the major theories of international relations, accompanied by contemporary examples from popular culture, film and literature, this Third Edition is the ideal introduction to the key perspectives in the field.

Key features:

• 30% new content, with all chapters revised and updated
• Useful learning features including further reading, 'questions to ponder', 'common pitfalls' and 'taking it further' boxes, to help you extend your thinking beyond the classroom
• Invaluable chapters on getting the best out of your knowledge of International Relations Theory in essays and exams, including real life examples of best practice.

About the Author
Oliver Daddow is Assistant Professor in British Politics and Security at the University of Nottingham. His research interests are in interpretivist international relations, British foreign policy - especially Brexit and the Europe question - and discourse analysis. He is the author of Britain and Europe Since 1945: Historiographical Perspectives on Integration (Manchester University Press, 2004) and New Labour and the European Union: Blair and Brown's Logic of History (Manchester University Press, 2011). He edited Harold Wilson and European Integration: Britain's Second Application to Join the EEC (Frank Cass, 2003). With Jamie Gaskarth he edited British Foreign Policy: The New Labour Years (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), and with Mark Bevir and Ian Hall he edited Interpreting Global Security (Routledge, 2014). He has written book chapters and peer-reviewed journal arti cles across his research interests, including in Government and Opposition, International Affairs, International Relations, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, Political Quarterly, British Journal of Politics and International

Reviews
Daddow's book is one of the best reference books in the discipline of International Relations. It is highly accessible, written in an engaging style that skillfully combines theory with practice. I would not hesitate to recommend this essential book to students of international politics. I am always happy to recommend Daddow's book to my students whenever they need clear explanations to highly theoretical questions.

-- Tunc Aybak

The new edition of Daddow's International Relations Theory offers an invaluable introduction for undergraduate and postgraduate students who are completely new to the field. Written in an accessible style with user-friendly features and examples, the book succinctly covers the full range of theories from Liberalism, through Feminism and Poststructuralism to Green Theory. The advice on using IR theory in tutorials, exams and essays makes this a crucial study guide. There is no better IR theory primer on the market.

-- Dr Dan Bulley

Now in a Third edition, International Relations Theory remains the go to text for students new to the theory of international relations. Within one compact text Oliver Daddow provides clear and concise introductions to the main strands of contemporary theorising, and invaluable guides for writing essays and revising for exams. Students of International Theory will find this book both a welcoming invitation to study, and an essential and reliable guide.

-- Stephen Hobden

International Relations Theory is an accessible and engaging text that provides students with a broad and diverse introduction to different perspectives in IR. This book encourages students to be active learners and citizens in their approach to IR theory. Daddow shows IR theory to be a messy field of contrasting approaches but provides students with the tools to navigate this messiness and apply it to real world problems of international politics.

-- Dr Eleanor Knott



Book Information
ISBN 9781473966581
Author Oliver Daddow
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 570g