This book tells the story of critical theory's introduction into the study of international relations.

• Introduction


• 1: International Relations before Critical Theory: Methodenstreit and the Rise of Theory


• 2: Revisiting the Sources of Critical International Theory


• 3: International Relations meets Critical Theory


• 4: Critique and Crisis: Critical International Theory Today


• 5: Critical International Theory in Historical Mode


• Conclusion: Reorienting Critical International Theory

Richard Devetak is Associate Professor of International Relations and Head of the School of Political Science and International Studies at The University of Queensland. His research focuses on the history of international thought, history of the states-system, and critical theories of international relations. He has also published in History of European Ideas, International Affairs, International Theory, Review of International Studies, and Millennium.