Bringing together the latest scholarship from a global group of expert contributors, this guide offers a comprehensive examination of the English School approach to the study of international relations.* Explains the major ideas of the British Committee on International Relations, including the idea of and institutions connected to an international society, the emerging notion of world society, and order within international relations* Describes the English School's methods of analyzing themes, trends, and dilemmas* Focuses on the historical and geographical expansion of international society, and particularly on the effects of colonization and imperialism* Serves as an essential reference for students, researchers, and academics in international relations

About the Contributors viiIntroduction to the English School in International Studies 1Daniel M. Green1 The Historical Development of the English School 7Hidemi Suganami2 The British Committee on the Theory of International Politics and Its Central Figures 25Roger Epp3 The British Committee and International Society: History and Theory 37Brunello Vigezzi4 The Historical Expansion of International Society 59Barry Buzan and Richard Little5 The English School and Institutions: British Institutionalists? 77Laust Schouenborg6 The International System - International Society Distinction 91Tim Dunne and Richard Little7 The Regional Dimension of International Society 109Yannis A. Stivachtis8 The International Society - World Society Distinction 127John Williams9 Order and Justice 143Andrew Hurrell10 The Pluralist-Solidarist Debate in the English School 159William Bain11 Three Traditions of International Theory 171Edward Keene12 Normative Theory in the English School 185Molly Cochran13 English School Methodology 205Cornelia Navari14 The Global Diffusion of the English School 223Yongjin ZhangIndex 241