Patrick Thaddeus Jackson is Professor of International Relations and Associate Dean for Curriculum and Learning in the School of International Service at the American University in Washington, DC. He is the author of Civilizing the Enemy (2006) and the co-editor of Civilizational Identity (2007).

1 Playing with fire 2. Philosophical wagers 3. Neopositivism 4. Critical realism 5. Analyticism 6. Reflexivity 7. A pluralist science of IR

The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations