The epistemology of international politics: offensive realism and the Neorealist Scientific Research Program

What follows is a much-needed appraisal of the current state scientificity and progressiveness in study international politics. Imre Lakatos’ Methodology Scientific Research Programs will provide epistemological grounds. Three broad claims be made supported: (i) Waltz’s neorealism not an isolated theory politics, but proper scientific research program; (ii) Mearsheimer’s offensive realism too theory, set theoretical amendments to Neorealist Program’s protective belt; (iii) offensive-realist theoryshift both theoretically empirically progressive.