Causation in international relations : reclaiming causal analysis /
Milja Kurki.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- xii, 349 p. ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge studies in international relations ; 108 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-339) and index.
The Humean philosophy of causation and its legacies in philosophy of science -- Controversy over causes in the social sciences -- Humeanism and rationalist causal analysis in international relations -- Reflectivist and constructivist approaches in international relations : more cases of Humeanism -- Attempts to move beyond Humeanism : strengths and weaknesses -- Rethinking causation : towards a deeper and broader concept of cause -- Expanding horizons in world political causal inquiry -- Reconceptualising causes, reframing the divided discipline.
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