Jackson & Sørensen: Introduction to International Relations 3e 
Case studies
Boxes from the bookJackson & Sørensen: Introduction to International Relations 3e
Chapter 11
11.01. Click here for a short introduction to epistemology. The site is maintained by Principia Cybernetica Web.
pespmc1.vub.ac.be/EPISTEMI.html
Positivism and behavioralism
11.02. This site provides an introduction to logical positivism. It is hosted by the University of Colorado at Denver.
carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc/log_pos.html
11.03. This site provides a comprehensive collection of links to David Hume's works as well as writings on Hume. The site is maintained by University of Arkansas.
comp.uark.edu/~rlee/semiau98/humelink.html
11.04. Click here to read a paper on "Empirical-Quantitative Approaches to the Study of International Relations", written by Bear F. Braumoeller and Anne E. Sartori. The paper is provided by the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Harvard University.
www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~bfbraum/EQA.pdf
11.05. Here, Stanford University provides an excellent account of the basics of game theory.
cs-education.stanford.edu/class/sophomore-college/projects-98/game-theory/
11.06. Click here for a thorough introduction to political game theory. The site is maintained William King, Drexel University.
william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/eco/game/game.html
11.07. Click here for the homepage of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
www.sipri.org/
11.08. The homepage of the United States Institute of Peace provides links to publications and other web resources related to peace research.
www.usip.org/
11.09. This site provides an assessment of "the achievements of positivist approaches to International Relations". The site is hosted by Yahoo! GeoCities.
www.geocities.com/chapeaus/positivism.html
The Classical Approach
11.10. Click here to read a chapter from the book "Historical Sociology of International Relations", published by Cambridge University Press. The chapter is written by John M. Hobson and focuses on the possibilities of bringing historical sociology back into International Relations.
assets.cambridge.org/0521808707/sample/0521808707WS.pdf
11.11. Another paper on the historical-sociological approach to International Relations is written by James L. Richardson. The paper is entitled "International Relations and Cognate Disciplines: From Economics to Historical Sociology" and is provided by Sadria Laboratory for Comprehensive Studies on Japan.
sadria.cside.com/sg/paper/ir_rewrite0206.pdf
11.12. The homepage of NATO provides the full text of the 1949 North Atlantic Treaty.
www.nato.int/docu/basictxt/treaty.htm
11.13. Click here for Yahoo's collection of links on NATO.
news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=world&cat=nato
Policy analysis
11.14. Click here for the homepage of The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA).
www.ifpa.org/home.htm
11.15. Here, John Scott, University of Essex, provides a thorough introduction to Rational Choice Theory.
privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~scottj/socscot7.htm
Critical Theory
11.16. "The Critical Theory Website is a WWW research resource for those interested in the Critical Theory project. Firmly based in Frankfurt School thought, this site maintains a collection of articles, excerpts, and chapters from many contemporary writers of and about Critical Theory. Additional submissions from graduate students and others are also available, as are links to other websites and related sources".
www.uta.edu/huma/illuminations/
11.17. Click here for a short introduction to the Frankfurt School as well as its main theorists. The site is maintained by Case Western Reserve University.
home.cwru.edu/~ngb2/Pages/Intro.html
11.18. In his essay "What is the Frankfurt School?", Gerald L. Atkinson provides a thorough introduction to the Frankfurt School and its theoretical work.
www.newtotalitarians.com/FrankfurtSchool.html
Postmodernism
11.19. Click here for a short introduction to nihilism and the works of Friedrich Nietzsche. The site is hosted by University of Tennessee at Martin.
www.utm.edu/research/iep/n/nihilism.htm#Friedrich%20Nietzsche%20and%20Nihilism
Constructivism
11.20. You can read more about Giambattista Vico at the Institute for Vico Studies website.
www.vicoinstitute.org/
11.21. In his essay "Waltzing Alexander: Constructing the new American ideology", Martin Shaw provides a historical-sociological critique of Alexander Wendt's social constructivism. The essay is provided by University of Sussex.
www.susx.ac.uk/Users/hafa3/wendt.htm
11.22. Click here to read a paper written by Valerie Marcel. The paper is entitled "The Constructivist Debate; Bringing Hermeneutics (Properly) In" and is provided by the International Studies Association (ISA).
www.isanet.org/archive/isa01.pdf
11.23. For a social constructivist analysis of EU enlargement, click here for a paper written by John O' Brennan. The paper is entitled "Re-Conceptualising Europe: Social Constructivism and EU Enlargement" and is provided by Université de Genève.
www.sam.sdu.dk/~mwi/B6__O'Brennan.pdf
Normative Theory
11.24. The Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy provides a thorough introduction to ethics. The encyclopaedia is maintained by University of Tennessee at Martin.
www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/ethics.htm
11.25. Another introduction to ethics is found in Jacques Maritain's "Moral Philosophy". The site is hosted by University of Notre Dame.
www.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/etext/jmoral.htm
11.26. Click here for the Human Rights Web which provides an introduction to the issue as well as links to debates plus legal and political documents on human rights.
www.hrweb.org/
11.27. Human Rights Internet is an excellent gateway to all sorts of web resources on Human Rights, including documents and research programmes.
www.hri.ca/index.aspx
11.28. This site contains information about the UN's view of human rights, including the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The site is hosted by the UN itself.
www.un.org/rights/index.html
11.29. Click here for information about EU's human rights policy. The website is maintained by the EU and contains, among other things, EU declarations and information about activities aimed at promoting human rights.
europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/human_rights/intro/index.htm
Explaining vs. understanding
11.30. Click here to read an essay on "Max Weber's View of Objectivity in Social Science". The essay is written by Steve Hoenisch and is provided by Criticism.com.
www.criticism.com/md/weber1.html
11.31. This site provides a comprehensive collection of links to online versions of Max Weber's major works as well as articles and books written on Weber. The site is maintained by PSCW.
www2.fmg.uva.nl/sociosite/topics/weber.html
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