Autore
Koenig-Archibugi, Mathias

Titolo
Rivisitando il neorealismo: Kenneth Waltz tra teoria della politica internazionale e teoria strutturale della politica
Periodico
Rivista italiana di scienza politica
Anno: 2007 - Volume: 37 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 113 - Pagina finale: 124

Two claims about the nature and scope of theories in International Relations can be found in Kenneth Waltz's work. The first claim is that it is possible to develop a theory of international politics, i.e. a theory that is capable to predict the outcomes of interactions among states without necessarily predicting their foreign policy behaviour. The second claim is that it is possible to develop a structural theory of politics, i.e. a theory that rigorously separates structural and unit-level causes and only considers the former. This note argues the following: (i) the two claims are distinct; (ii) Waltz does not separate them consistently; (iii) he defends the first claim by using arguments that support the second claim; (iv) the first claim is not plausible; (iv) the second claim is plausible, but it needs to be qualified.



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