Alexander Astrov
Associate Professor
International Relations
Central European University
Hungary
Biography
Alexander Astrov received his PhD from the department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research is situated at the intersection of International Relations Theory and Political Theory, focusing mainly on the ideas of order and politics. He is particularly interested in the history and changing practices of "great powers" and their role in global political order. He published two monographs on these subjects and edited a volume exploring the idea of "great power management" as it appears in the writings of the English School of International Relations, continental political thought and contemporary state-practices.
Research Interest
International Political Theory, International Relations.
Publications
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Astrov A, Morozova N. Russia: Geopolitics from the Heartland. In: Guzzini S, editor. The Return of Geopolitics in Europe? Social Mechanisms and Foreign Policy Identity Crises. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2012. p. 192-216. (Cambridge Studies in International Relations).
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Astrov A. The "Politics of History" as a Case of Foreign-Policy Making. In: Miller A, Lipman M, editors. The Convolutions of Historical Politics. Budapest: CEU Press; 2012. p. 117-40.
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Astrov A. The Politics of History and the "Ontological Anxiety" of Small States in Central and Eastern Europe (The Case of Estonia). In: Miller A, Lipman M, editors. The Politics of History in the XXI Century. Moscow: New Literary Review; 2012. p. 184-213.
