Realism and the Balancing of Power: A New Debate
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1.Introduction: Appraising Balance of Power Theory, Colin Elman. I. THE INITIAL DEBATE. 2. The Realist Paradigm and Degenerative versus Progressive Research Programs: An Appraisal of Neotraditional Research on Waltz's Balancing Proposition, John Vasquez. 3. Evaluating Theories, Kenneth N. Waltz. 5. Progressive Research on Degenerate Alliances, Thomas J. Christensen and Jack Snyder. 6. New Realist Research on Alliances: Refining, Not Refuting, Waltz's Balancing Proposition, Randall Schweller. 7. Lakatos and Neorealism: A Reply to Vasquez, Colin Elman and Miriam Fendius Elman. 8. The New Debate on Balancing Power: A Reply to My Critics, John Vasquez. II. NEW CONTRIBUTIONS 9. Why Realism Does Not Work Well for International History (Whether or Not It Represents a Degenerate IR Research Strategy), Paul W. Schroeder. 10. Balances and Balancing: Concepts, Propositions, and Research Design, Jack S. Levy. 11. Is There a Balance of Power, Richard Rosecrance. 12. Neorealism's Logic and Evidence: When Is a Theory Falsified?, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita. 13. Paradoxical Functions of International Alliances: Does Regime Type Make a Difference?, Zeev Maoz. 14. Alliances, Balances of Threat, and Neorealism: The Accidental Coup, Michael Barnett. 15. Measuring Power-and the Power of Theories, William C. Wohlforth. 16. The Natural and Necessary Evolution of Structural Realism, Charles L. Glaser. III. CONCLUSIONS 17. Closing Dialogue, Colin Elman and John Vasquez. Combined References.