Normative Theory

Norms, Norm Violations, and IR Theory

Scott N. Romaniuk and Francis Grice • Nov 15 2018 • Articles

With the shift from a unipolar world to a multipolar one, understanding the interactions between strong powers and norms, norm violations, and norm shifts is important.

Pluralism, the English School and the Challenge of Normative Theory

John Williams • Feb 11 2016 • Articles

English School pluralism does not deserve its current reputation as a statist, conservative and declining facet of the English School project.

International Regimes and the Just War Tradition

Eric A. Heinze • Dec 23 2012 • Articles

Conceiving of the just war tradition as a security regime may offer insights that scholars could find interesting, particularly from Grotian, social constructivist, and critical theory perspectives.

Ethics and Empirics: The Influence of Hayward R. Alker on Global Studies

Renee Marlin-Bennett • Sep 17 2012 • Articles

Alker demonstrated the importance and the practicality of ethically grounded, empirically rigorous studies of global relations. He leaves behind an important body of work.

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