The Palgrave Handbook on the Pedagogy of International Relations Theory

“Two recently published books suggest that DH and modernist literary studies have circled around one another in a transformational way. DH methodologies and critical lenses have achieved a methodological sophistication in which modernist literary studies can now share. … The two books together also serve as a reminder of just how recent many of our academic formations are.” (Emily Christina Murphy, Modernism, modernity, modernismmodernity.org, April 21, 2026)

“This volume is a monumental contribution to the global sociology of IR and an unrivalled account of pedagogical practices around the world. … the taught discipline of IR theory has a life of its own. Although it is inseparable from the published discipline, the IR classroom is distinctive for its diversity and its many localized variations. This feature of IR’s intellectual life should be celebrated, and the editors of this volume should be commended for bringing it to light.” (Aaron Ettinger, International Journal, April 13, 2026)

Jamie Frueh is Associate Provost and W. Harold Row Professor of International Studies at Bridgewater College in Virginia, USA.

Jacqui Ala is Associate Professor and the Head of International Relations (IR) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Michael P. A. Murphy is a Buchanan Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Studies, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Paul F. Diehl is Henning Larsen Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Ashbel Smith Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Texas-Dallas.