Scholars and their References on the Topic of International Relations
1. Kenneth Waltz
- Reference: Waltz, K. N. (1979). Theory of international politics. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
- Key Contributions: Structural realism, balance of power theory
2. John Mearsheimer
- Reference: Mearsheimer, J. J. (2001). The tragedy of great power politics. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company.
- Key Contributions: Offensive realism, unipolarity
3. Robert Keohane
- Reference: Keohane, R. O. (1984). After hegemony: Cooperation and discord in the world political economy. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
- Key Contributions: Liberal institutionalism, interdependence
4. Stephen Krasner
- Reference: Krasner, S. D. (1999). Sovereignty: Organized hypocrisy. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
- Key Contributions: Sovereignty, international regimes
5. Alexander Wendt
- Reference: Wendt, A. E. (1999). Social theory of international politics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Key Contributions: Constructivism, identity, norms
6. Martha Finnemore
- Reference: Finnemore, M. (1996). National interests in international society. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
- Key Contributions: Social constructivism, international norms
7. David Lake
- Reference: Lake, D. A. (2009). Hierarchy in international relations. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
- Key Contributions: Hierarchy theory, power
8. Ian Hurd
- Reference: Hurd, I. (2009). The problem of knowledge in international relations: How the Cold War shaped global IR. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Key Contributions: Knowledge in international relations, Cold War
9. Thomas Risse
- Reference: Risse, T. (2000). International norms and domestic change: Constructing the autonomy of human rights. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Key Contributions: International norms, human rights
10. Laura Reed
- Reference: Reed, L. (2013). States of distraction: Governing violence after empire. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
- Key Contributions: Postcolonialism, violence, state-building