5 Questions
Which theories were involved in the tensions emerging between rationalist and reflectivist approaches?
Neorealism and neoliberalism
What dominated the discipline due to its claim to explain the bipolar structure of the international system?
Realism
What caused most reflection among those who felt uneasy at the notion of intellectual pluralism implied by the idea of an interparadigm debate?
Comforting notion of an interparadigm debate
What led to what many have called the fourth great debate in IR?
Tensions between rationalist and reflectivist theories
What did reflectivist approaches oppose?
Positivism
Test your knowledge on the debate between neorealism and neoliberalism in international relations theories. Explore the dominance of realism and the role of liberalism in explaining the international system.
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