M. Kürsad Özekin holds a Ph.D. in international relations from University of Sussex. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at Bandirma Onyedi Eylül University.

Engin Sune is an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations at Hacettepe University. He holds a Ph.D. from the Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University.

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Notes on Contributors

1  Introduction Foundations of International Relations Theory    M. Kürsad Özekin and Engin Sune

2 Relevance and Contributions of Marxism as a Critical ir Theory    Engin Sune and M. Kürsad Özekin

3 Imperialism as a Critical Theory of ir    Engin Sune

4 The Achievements of Dependency Approach as a Critical ir Theory    M. Kürsad Özekin

5 Uneven and Combined Development A Dialectical and International Theory of Social Change    Çagdas Özenis

6 Poststructuralism and the Poststructuralist Turn in ir    Gözde Turan

7 Postcolonial Approaches in International Relations    Mine Nur Küçük

8 International Political Sociology and International Relations    Neslihan Dikmen Alsancak

9 Feminism and the Discipline of International Relations    Zeynep Ariöz

10 Non-Western International Relations Theories    Pinar Akgül

11 Green Theory in ir A Theory for a Green World    Altug Günar

12 Epilogue    Engin Sune and M. Kürsad Özekin

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