Editing International relations theory (section)

==Marxism==
{{Main|Marxist international relations theory}}
{{See also|World-systems theory|Neo-Gramscianism|Critical Theory|New Marxism|Dependency theory|Marxist explanations of warfare}}
[[File:Gramsci.png|thumb|150px|left|[[Antonio Gramsci|Antonio Gramsci's]] writings on the [[hegemony]] of capitalism have inspired [[Marxist international relations theory|Marxist international relations]] scholarship.]]
[[Marxism|Marxist]] and [[Neo-Marxism|Neo-Marxist]] international relations theories are structuralist paradigms which reject the [[realism in international relations|realist]]/[[Liberal international relations theory|liberal]] view of state conflict or cooperation; instead focusing on the economic and material aspects. Marxist approaches argue the position of [[historical materialism]] and make the assumption that the economic concerns transcend others; allowing for the elevation of ''class'' as the focus of study.  Marxists view the international system as an integrated [[capitalism|capitalist]] system in pursuit of [[capital accumulation]]. A sub-discipline of Marxist IR is [[Critical Security Studies]]. Gramscian approaches rely on the ideas of Italian [[Antonio Gramsci]] whose writings concerned the hegemony that capitalism holds as an ideology. Marxist approaches have also inspired [[Critical Theory|Critical Theorists]] such as [[Robert W. Cox]] who argues that "Theory is always for someone and for some purpose".<ref>Cox, Robert (1981). "Social Forces, States and World Orders: Beyond International Relations Theory", ''Millennium – Journal of International Studies', Vol. 10, pp. 126–155</ref>

One notable Marxist approach to international relations theory is [[Immanuel Wallerstein|Immanuel Wallerstein's]] [[World-system theory]] which can be traced back to the ideas expressed by Lenin in ''Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism''. World-system theory argues that globalized capitalism has created a core of modern industrialized countries which exploit a periphery of exploited "Third World" countries. These ideas were developed by the Latin American [[Dependency School]]. "Neo-Marxist" or "New Marxist" approaches have returned to the writings of [[Karl Marx]] for their inspiration. Key "New Marxists" include [[Justin Rosenberg]] and [[Benno Teschke]]. Marxist approaches have enjoyed a renaissance since the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe.

Criticisms of Marxists approaches to international relations theory include the narrow focus on material and economic aspects of life, as well as assuming that the interests pursued by actors are derived from class.