Acknowledgements 1 Four sociologies of international politics The states systemic project A map of structural theorizing Plan of the book 2 Scientific realism and social kinds Scientific realism and theories of reference The ultimate argument for realism The problem of social kinds On causation and constitution Conclusion 3 "Ideas all the way down?":on the constitution of power and interest The constitution of power by interest The constitution of interests by ideas Conclusion 4 Structure,agency,and culture Two levels of structure Two effects of structure Culture as a self-fulfilling prophecy Conclusion 5 The state and the problem of corporate agency The essential state "States are people too" Identities and interests The national interest Conclusion 6 Three cultures of anarchy Structure and roles under anarchy The Hobbesian culture The Lockean culture The Kantian culture Conclusion 7 Process and structural change Two logics of identity formation Collective identity and structural change Master variables Conclusion Conclusion Bibliography Index