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The book integrates didactical and methodological principles that combine instruction with self-study throughout the text, enabling students to apply the learning concept independently. Structured learning criteria are derived from philosophy-of-science discussions and then used to analyze five selected IR theories through “learning through example,” supporting critical debate and multiple perspectives.","Manuela Spindler International Relations  \nManuela Spindler  \nInternational Relations  \nA Self-Study Guide to Theory  \nBarbara Budrich Publishers Opladen • Berlin • Toronto 2013  \nAn electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries  \nworking with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high quality books Open Access for the public good. The Open Access ISBN for this book is 978-3-86649-550-0. 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(CCBY-SA 4.0)  \nIt permits use, duplication, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you share under the same license,  \ngive appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.  \nTo view a copy of this license, visit [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \n© 2013 Dieses Werk ist beim Verlag Barbara Budrich GmbH erschienen und steht unter der Creative Commons Lizenz Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0):  \n[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \nDiese Lizenz erlaubt die Verbreitung, Speicherung, Vervielfältigung und Bearbeitung bei Verwendung der gleichen CC-BY-SA 4.0-Lizenz und unter Angabe der UrheberInnen, Rechte,Änderungen und verwendeten Lizenz.  \nThis book is available [as a free download from www.barbara-budrich.net](as a free download from www.barbara-budrich.net)  \n([https://doi.org/10.3224/84740005](https://doi.org/10.3224/84740005)). A paperback version is available at a charge. The page numbers of the open access edition correspond with the paperback edition.  \nISBN 978-3-8474-0005-9 (paperback)  \neISBN 978-3-86649-550-0 (PDF)  \nDOI 10.3224/84740005  \nVerlag Barbara Budrich GmbH  \nStauffenbergstr. 7. D-51379 Leverkusen Opladen, Germany  \n86 Delma Drive. Toronto, ON M8W 4P6 Canada [www.barbara-budrich.net](www.barbara-budrich.net)  \nA CIP catalogue record for this book is available from  \nDie Deutsche Bibliothek (The German Library) ([http://dnb.d-nb.de](http://dnb.d-nb.de))  \nJacket illustration by disegno, Wuppertal, Germany – [www.disenjo.de](www.disenjo.de)[ ](www.disenjo.de)[Typesetting: R](Typesetting: R) + [S](S), [Redaktion](Redaktion) + [Satz Beate Glaubitz](Satz Beate Glaubitz), [Leverkusen](Leverkusen), [Germany](Germany)  \nManuela Spindler  \nInternational Relations  \nA Self-Study Guide to Theory  \nPreface  \nThe book is written for active learners – those keen on cutting their own path through the complex and at times hardly comprehensible world of THEORY in International Relations. Learning and studying is an active process that requires a great deal of self-organization. To aid this process as much as possible, this book employs the didactical and methodical concept of integrating teaching and self-study. 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