“Which theoretical approach provides the most compelling account of the effects of anarchy on world politics?

Students will write an essay of 2000 words, (+/- 10%, not including bibliography), answering the question “Which theoretical approach provides the most compelling account of the effects of anarchy on world politics? Essay will cover the theories of Classical Traditions Realism and Liberalism. Part of the sources should be; Reus-Smit & Snidal (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Relations (2008) Dunne, Kurki & Smith (eds.), International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, 4th ed. (2016). Walt, Stephen M. International Relations: One World, Many Theories, Foreign Policy (1998) Bell, Duncan, What is Liberalism?, Political Theory ( 2014) Lebow, Ned, Classical Realism, in Dunne, Kurki & Smith (eds.) International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, 4th ed. (2016),? Wilson, Peter, The Myth of the First Great Debate, Review of International Studies, Dec 1998