Studying 'effectiveness' in international relations
Subtitle: a guide for students and scholars
By: Hendrik Hegemann, Regina Heller, Martin Kahl (eds.).
Publisher: Barbara Budrich Publishers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Opladen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9783847400271; 9783866495371
Subjects: International relations; World politics
Description: "The question of how effective political tools actually are is among the most hotly debated in contemporary IR theory. There is no unanimity how to even measure the effectiveness and impact different political measures produce. This book comprehensively introduces social science students and scholars to the various fields of effectiveness and impact research in the study of international relations. Understandings of effectiveness and impact of political measures and tools in international relations are as manifold as the methods of tracing causality. This book presents and discusses the most state-of-the-art research methods and techniques, their theoretical underpinnings, and their application in empirical research. Contemporary social science increasingly demands profound expertise not only in the theoretical understanding of causation and cause-and-effect relationships in the international sphere, but also in the use of causal inference research techniques and methods for establishing and testing causal relationships."--Publisher's website.
Notes: "The question of how effective political tools actually are is among the most hotly debated in contemporary IR theory. There is no unanimity how to even measure the effectiveness and impact different political measures produce. This book comprehensively introduces social science students and scholars to the various fields of effectiveness and impact research in the study of international relations. Understandings of effectiveness and impact of political measures and tools in international relations are as manifold as the methods of tracing causality. This book presents and discusses the most state-of-the-art research methods and techniques, their theoretical underpinnings, and their application in empirical research. Contemporary social science increasingly demands profound expertise not only in the theoretical understanding of causation and cause-and-effect relationships in the international sphere, but also in the use of causal inference research techniques and methods for establishing and testing causal relationships."--Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Studying effectiveness in international relations / Hendrik Hegemann, Regina Heller, Martin Kahl.; title: Section 1: Effectiveness as an analytical concept. Causes, effects and effectiveness; title: Conceptual, epistemological and methodological considerations / Martin Kahl.; title: Section 2: Actors. How effective are international governmental organizations? And how do we know? / Hendrik Hegemann ; Between big deals and small steps: Measuring the effectiveness of international non-governmental organizations / Charlotte Dany ; How to hit a moving target: Assessing the effectiveness of public-private partnerships / Cornelia Ulbert.; title: Section 3: Instruments and processes. How effective is international military intervention? The evolution of motives, forms and outcomes / Frederic Pearson, Marie Olson Lounsbery, Andrea Kathryn Talentino ; Research on the effectiveness of international sanctions / Michael Brzoska ; Study of regime effectiveness: Concepts, methods and results / Helmut Breitmeier ; International socialization: From Studying effectiveness to more effective studies / Anne Wetzel.; title: Section 4: Policies and policy fields. Assessing the effectiveness of international human rights and external democracy promotion / Regina Heller ; Gauging the effectiveness of post-conflict peace- and state-building / Ursula C. Schroeder ; How effective is development aid? On concepts and methods of measuring aid effectiveness / Elena Kulipanova ; Assessing effectiveness in counterterrorism policy / Eric van Um, Daniela Pisoiu.