International studies, Vol. XI No. 3, 2011.
Original scientific paper
Contemporary Challenges of the Realism Theory of International Relations
Đana Luša
; Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The author analyzes the contemporary challenges of the realistic theory of international relations, which was established as a constant in interpreting events in the international community through its development and adjustment to historic shifts, representing a complex "instrument" of summarizing the past, interpreting and framing the present and outlining future trends, In that, it starts with a definition of the paradigm concept, its realistic and idealistic manifestation, an analysis of the development of classical and contemporary realism, and finally, a case study about the application of the realistic
theory on the processes in the post-cold war international community.
Keywords
paradigm; classical realism; neorealism; international relations
Hrčak ID:
291623
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Publication date:
26.10.2011.
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