Class, States and International Relations

Taylor & Francis

Class, States and International RelationsA critical appraisal of Robert Cox and neo-Gramscian theory\nAuthor(s): Adrian Budd\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138945296, 978-1138945296\nSynopsis\nThis book provides an outline and a critique of neo-Gramscian international relations theory, from a Marxist perspective. \n\nFocusing on the pioneering work of Robert Cox, but also drawing on the wider neo-Gramscian literature, this book presents a comprehensive account of neo-Gramscian international relations theory. It highlights the neo-Gramscian critique of mainstream Realist theory and the theoretical innovations that resulted from the mobilisation of Gramscis ideas and Coxs emphasis on the social forces underpinning forms of state and world orders. The author explains how this is especially relevant in the current period of war and crisis, when the international dimensions of social existence continue to exercise .