5 Theories on International Relations
In this final section, you will focus on the broader theoretical traditions that IR has developed. You will first explore the idea of theories as ‘lenses’, and then you will be introduced to four of these theoretical traditions:
- realism
- liberalism
- constructivism
- postcolonialism.
Finally, you can gain insights into how IR theories apply to the two case studies of great power competition and terrorism discussed in the previous sections.