Expanded by two new chapters, this updated edition discusses 12 analytic perspectives, subdivided into the following topic areas: Grand theories of international relations, Explanatory approaches based on domestic policy, and Explanatory approaches based on psychological and cognitive factors. Thus, the book presents the current state of theory development in foreign policy research.

Klaus Brummer, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt; Kai Oppermann, University of Sussex, UK