Two worlds of international relations : academics, practitioners and the trade in ideas / edited by Christopher Hill and Pamela Beshoff.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt.I. Introduction. Academic international relations : the siren song of policy relevance / Christopher Hill -- Pt. II. The academic perspective. The place of theory in the practice of human rights / John Vincent -- The historian and the foreign office / Zara Steiner -- International political economy and the national policy-maker / Roger Tooze -- Pt. III. The practitioner's viewpoint. The international lawyer : inside and outside foreign ministries / F. D. Berman -- Foreign policy-making : planning or reflex? / James Cable -- Holding policy-makers to account : the problem of expertise / Tam Dalyell -- Pt. IV. Practical dilemmas and the two worlds. Between two worlds : think-tanks and foreign policy / William Wallace -- History and policy-makers in Argentina and Britain / Peter J. Beck -- Buddy, can you spare a paradigm? American academics and the debate on foreign direct investment in the USA / Michael Hodges -- Pt. V. Conclusion. The two worlds : natural partnership or necessary distance? / Christopher Hill and Pamela Beshoff.