Acknowledgements
1 Four sociologies of international politics
The states systemic project
A map of structural theorizing
Plan of the book
2 Scientific realism and social kinds
Scientific realism and theories of reference
The ultimate argument for realism
The problem of social kinds
On causation and constitution
Conclusion
3 "Ideas all the way down?":on the constitution of power and interest
The constitution of power by interest
The constitution of interests by ideas
Conclusion
4 Structure,agency,and culture
Two levels of structure
Two effects of structure
Culture as a self-fulfilling prophecy
Conclusion
5 The state and the problem of corporate agency
The essential state
"States are people too"
Identities and interests
The national interest
Conclusion
6 Three cultures of anarchy
Structure and roles under anarchy
The Hobbesian culture
The Lockean culture
The Kantian culture
Conclusion
7 Process and structural change
Two logics of identity formation
Collective identity and structural change
Master variables
Conclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index