Introduction to Global Politics
3rd Edition
Published in July 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-19-939388-6 (ISBN)
Description
Introduction to Global Politics, Third Edition, brings together an expert team of international scholars to provide students with a current, engaging, and non-U.S. perspective on global politics. It shows students how to analyze global political events using theoretical approaches-both mainstream and alternative-and emphasizes non-state actors more than other textbooks. PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES * "Thinking about Global Politics" boxes at the end of each chapter give students the opportunity to develop their critical-thinking skills and apply their knowledge to in-depth activities dealing with real-world issues * "Theory in Practice" essays with discussion questions examine real-world scenarios using a variety of theoretical lenses * "Engaging with the World" boxes suggest ways that students can get involved with activist organizations * "Case Study" essays with discussion questions delve into timely moments from world events, providing students with more in-depth analyses of specific topics * "What's Your Worldview?" critical-thinking questions challenge students to develop their own, more well-informed ideas about global actors and issues * Additional study aids-including a running glossary, a comprehensive glossary, review questions at the end of each chapter, and margin charts-help students better comprehend the material and prepare for tests
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-939388-6 (9780199393886)
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Persons
Steven L. Lamy is Professor of International Relations and Vice Dean for Academic Programs for Letters, Arts, and Sciences at the University of Southern California. John Baylis is Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations at Swansea University. Sir Steve Smith is Vice Chancellor and Professor of International Relations at the University of Exeter. Patricia Owens is Reader in the Department of International Relations at the University of Sussex.
Content
PART I. FOUNDATIONS ; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL POLITICS ; International Relations and Global Politics ; Theories of Global Politics ; Research Approaches and Levels of Analysis ; Dimensions of Globalization ; FEATURES ; Case Study 1.1: Global Production and the iPod ; Case Study 1.2: Cell Phones, Poverty, Civil War, Okapi, and Prostitution ; Thinking about Global Politics: Why Should I Care? ; CHAPTER 2. THE EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL POLITICS ; The Significance of the Peace of Westphalia ; Revolutionary Wars ; World Wars: Modern and Total ; Legacies and Consequences of European Colonialism ; Cold War ; From the End of the Cold War to the War on Terrorism ; Globalization: Challenging the International Order? ; The War on Terrorism: From 9/11 to Iraq and Afghanistan ; FEATURES ; Global Perspective: Perception, Continuity, and Change after January 20, 2009 ; Case Study: The Iraq War and Its Origins ; Thinking about Global Politics: Understanding and Resolving National Conflicts ; PART II. THEORIES OF GLOBAL POLITICS ; CHAPTER 3. REALISM AND LIBERALISM ; What Is Realism? ; What Is Liberalism? ; FEATURES ; Global Perspective: Russia and Realism ; Case Study 3.1: The Melian Dialogue: Realism and the Preparation for War ; Theory in Practice: The Prisoner's Dilemma ; Case Study 3.2: The Power of Ideas: Politics and Neoliberalism ; Thinking about Global Politics: A Summit on Global Problems ; CHAPTER 4. CRITICAL APPROACHES ; The Essential Marxism ; Feminist Theory ; Constructivism ; FEATURES ; Global Perspective: What Makes a Theory "Alternative" or "Critical?" ; Case Study: Sexual Violence ; Theory in Practice 4.1: Gendered Perspective on Human Rights ; Theory in Practice 4.2: Jane Addams and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom ; Thinking about Global Politics: Meeting of the Minds ; PART III. GLOBAL ACTORS ; CHAPTER 5. MAKING FOREIGN POLICY ; What Is Foreign Policy? ; Levels of Analysis in Foreign Policy ; The Foreign Policy Process ; Foreign Policy Strategies and Tools ; Foreign Policy Styles and Traditions ; FEATURES ; Case Study: Refugees ; Global Perspective: Central America: A Perpetual Pursuit of Union? ; Theory in Practice: The Impact of Globalization on Different Kinds of States ; Thinking about Global Politics: Designing a New World Order ; CHAPTER 6. GLOBAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNANCE ; International Law ; The United Nations ; Maintenance of International Peace and Security ; The Reform Process of the United Nations ; The EU and Other Regional Organizations ; FEATURES ; Theory in Practice: Neoconservatives and the United Nations ; Case Study: The 2003 Intervention in Iraq ; Global Perspective: The United Nations and Environmental Protection ; Thinking about Global Politics: Theory Pursuit: A Structured Review of Realism, Liberalism, and Critical Approaches ; CHAPTER 7. NONGOVERNMENTAL ACTORS ; The Growth of Global Civil Society ; Multinational Corporations ; INGOs as Political Actors ; Celebrity Diplomacy ; Global Foundations and Think Tanks ; Criminal and Terrorist Networks as Global Actors ; FEATURES ; Case Study: The Baby Milk Advocacy Network ; Theory in Practice: A Transnational Challenge: The War on Drugs ; Global Perspective: Nongovernmental Organizations and Protecting the Rights of Children ; Thinking about Global Politics: Who Could Help Tomorrow? Twenty Global Problems and Global Issues Networks ; PART IV. GLOBAL ISSUES: SECURITY ; CHAPTER 8: SECURITY AND MILITARY POWER ; What Is "Security"? ; Mainstream Approaches to Security ; Critical Approaches to Security ; The Changing Character of War ; Nuclear Proliferation and Nonproliferation ; Theorizing Nuclear Proliferation ; FEATURES ; Global Perspective: The Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Theory in Practice: Reimaging War ; Case Study: Asymmetric Conflict: The United States and Iraq, 2003-2011 ; Thinking about Global Politics: Perspectives on the Arms Race ; CHAPTER 9. TERRORISM ; Defining Terrorism ; Terrorism: From Domestic to Global Phenomena ; The Impact of Globalization on Terrorism ; The Intersection of Globalization, Technology, and Terrorism ; Combating Terrorism ; The Death of Bin Laden and the End of the War on Terrorism? ; FEATURES ; Global Perspective: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Fighting Terrorism in the Former Communist Bloc ; Theory in Practice: The Realist-Theory Perspective and the War on Terror ; Case Study: Cyberterrorism ; Thinking about Global Politics: Why Terrorism? Developing Testable Hypotheses ; CHAPTER 10: HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN SECURITY ; What Are Human Rights? ; International Human Rights Legislation ; What Is Human Security? ; History of Humanitarian Activism and Intervention ; Humanitarian Dimensions ; The Role of the International Community ; FEATURES ; Case Study: Human Insecurity in Southeast Asia ; Global Perspective: Asian Values ; Theory in Practice: Gendered Perspective on Human Rights ; Thinking about Global Politics: What Should be Done? National Interests Versus Human Interests ; CHAPTER 11. INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY ; The Postwar World Economy ; Traditional Approaches to IPE: Liberal, Mercantilist, and Marxist ; New Approaches to IPE ; The Globalization Debate in IPE ; International Institutions in the Globalizing World Economy ; FEATURES ; Case Study 11.1: Microcredit: Empowering Women Through Investment ; Global Perspective: The Bretton Woods Institutions and the Global South ; Theory in Practice: Contending Views of Capitalism ; Case Study 11.2: The European Economic Crisis and Its Global Consequences ; Thinking about Global Politics: Globalization: Productive, Predatory, or Inconsequential? ; CHAPTER 12. GLOBAL TRADE AND FINANCE ; Global Trade and Finance Actors ; A Globalizing Economy ; Global Trade ; Global Finance ; Continuity and Change in Economic Globalization ; FEATURES ; Global Perspective: NAFTA and Mexico ; Case Study: Southern Debt in Global Finance ; Theory in Practice: What Course to Follow Out of the 2008 Global Recession? ; Thinking about Global Politics: The Possibilities of Cooperation: The Global Commons Challenge ; CHAPTER 13. POVERTY, DEVELOPMENT, AND HUNGER ; Poverty ; Development ; Hunger ; FEATURES ; Case Study 13.1: Ideas and Development in the Contemporary Coffee-Producing Sector ; Theory in Practice: The Terms of Development ; Case Study 13.2: Haiti: Poverty and Hunger ; Global Perspective: Life in Zimbabwe: Poverty, Hunger, Development, and Politics ; Thinking about Global Politics: Development Assistance as Foreign Policy Statecraft ; CHAPTER 14. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ; Environmental Issues on the International Agenda: A Brief History ; The Environment and International Relations Theory ; The Functions of International Environmental Cooperation ; Climate Change ; FEATURES ; lobal Perspective: "The Doomsday" Seed Vault ; Theory in Practice: Regime Theory and the Montreal Protocol ; Case Study: Common But Differentiated Responsibilities? ; Thinking about Global Politics:The Environment: Images and Options