Rethinking International Political Economy by Benjamin J. Cohen - 9781035313433

Rethinking International Political EconomyAuthor(s): Benjamin J. Cohen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781035313433, 978-1035313433\nSynopsis\nIn this timely book, Benjamin J. Cohen identifies and analyses a range of critical pathologies currently afflicting the field of international political economy (IPE) and offers remedies to restore the fields vitality. The book addresses the purpose of IPE as a field of study, highlighting the key questions posed by scholars since the modern fields inception, and explores how research seeks to engage with politics in practice. Tackling contemporary factionalism in the field, chapters consider IPEs remarkable diversity and fragmentation of research traditions across the globe and draw attention to the lack of clear methods and behavioural assumptions established as best practice internationally. To rejuvenate the field, Cohen argues, reforms are needed .