Description: An investigation of how international relations theorists can best evaluate the effectiveness of their discipline.
Brief description: Colin Elman is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. Previously he was Assistant and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Arizona State University. He is coeditor, with Miriam Fendius Elman, of Bridges and Boundaries: Historians, Political Scientists, and the Study of International Relations (MIT Press, 2001).
Review Quotes: "A most impressive effort that should stimulate a rethinking of what is meant by 'scientific progress' in developing international relations theory."- Alexander L. George, Graham H. Stuart Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, Stanford University