International Politics and Inner Worlds

1. Introduction: Politics All the Way Down
Kurt Jacobsen

2. Perestroika and American Political Science

Kurt Jacobsen

3. Dueling Constructivisms: A Post-Mortem on the Ideas Debate in Mainstream IR
Kurt Jacobsen

4. Why Do States (Bother to) Deceive? Managing Trust at Home and Abroad
Kurt Jacobsen

5. COIN Flips: Counterinsurgency Theory and American IR
Kurt Jacobsen

6. Why Freud Matters: Psychoanalysis and IR Revisited
Kurt Jacobsen

7. The Mystique of Genetic Correctness
Kurt Jacobsen

8. Loose Ends: Considerations on the Aftermaths of the Celtic Tiger and the Northern ‘Troubles’
Kurt Jacobsen

9. Conclusion: Algren, Academe and Conformity
Kurt Jacobsen

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Political Theory, International Relations Theory, Political Economy, Psychoanalysis, US Politics, Comparative Politics