文档介绍：Beyond the Ivory Tower
Beyond the Ivory Tower
International Relations Theory and the Issue
of Policy Relevance
Joseph Lepgold and Miroslav Nincic
columbia university press new york
columbia university press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lepgold, Joseph.
Beyond the ivory tower : international relations theory and the
issue of policy relevance / Joseph Lepgold and Miroslav Nincic.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-231-11658-6 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-231-11659-4 (pbk.
: alk. paper)
1. International relations. 2. Diplomacy. 3. International
relations—Philosophy. I. Nincic, Miroslav. II. Title.
JZ1305 .L36 2002
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2001047011
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Columbia University Press books are printed on permanent and durable
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To Alexander L. e, with admiration and fondness
Contents
Preface ix
1. The Theory-Practice Gap in International Relations 1
2. Types of Knowledge and Their Practical Uses 28
3. How Knowledge Is Acquired and Used 55
4. Scholarship and Relevance: Is There a Tradeoff? 81
5. The Inter-Democratic Peace—Theoretical Foundations
and Policy Implication 108
6. International Institutions and International Cooperation:
Theoretical Foundations and Policy Implications 138
7. Useful Knowledge: Value, Promise, and Limitations 172
Notes 187
Index 215