This book provides a comprehensive treatment of Russett's scientific contributions with key
examples of his major studies. It will greatly benefit today's International Relations students
deepening their understanding of the field's theory and methods. Bruce M. Russett was a founder
of and continues to be a pioneer in the empirical analytical study of international relations
and foreign policy. He has produced groundbreaking works on methodology data collection and
the application of economics to the field of international relations-especially in the area of
analytical relationships between theory policy and normative standards for morality and
ethics. His body of work has clarified and furthered our understanding of peace studies by
addressing power and conflict cooperation integration and community democratic Kantian peace
economic development dependency and inequality and the relationships between domestic and
foreign politics. Russett's academic achievements and standing are the result of his bringing
these areas together as a coherent entity based on his eclectic ability to cross boundaries
with regard to academic disciplines sub-disciplines methods of data gathering and analysis
and broad theoretical perspectives as well as basic and applied research.
