Global Politics: A New Introduction is an innovative new textbook that provides a completely original way of teaching and learning about world politics. The book engages directly with the issues in global politics that students are most interested in, helping them to understand the key questions and theories and also to develop a critical and inquiring perspective.
There is a widespread belief today that politics, power and resistance operate at the global level rather than at the level of nation states - the traditional subjects of international relations. This shift, from the national to the global, is asserted as much by representatives of leading western states and international institutions as it is by the radical critics of the international order. …
The contents of this book: Part 1: Historical, Philosophical and Theoretical Issues in International Relations Part 2: Concepts and Context in International Relations Globalization Part 3: Substantive Issues in International Relations
This major new book introduces and examines the latest developments in European foreign policy. It provides a complete overview of the ways in which the very nature of foreign policy in Europe has changed and advances new insights into contemporary European foreign policy analysis. The book is structured around three parts. Part one provides a concise overview of the latest theories and concep…
International politics (or international relations) is a subject rather than a discipline, a field rather than a form of knowledge. In contrast to a discipline, which is distinguished chiefly by the application of a singular form of testing to its propositions, a subject derives its identity simply from its focus of analysis (or 'subject matter'); its tests of truth are borrowed from the discip…
The Globalization of World Politics is the essential text for all International Relations students. With its established authority and reputation, the new edition is an invaluable resource, which provides a clear and insightful introduction to International Relations and acts as a comprehensive point of reference thereafter.
An introductory text for students with no previous knowledge of contemporary world politics. After an overview chapter on the concept of globalization and arguments for and against it, four sections cover the historical background to contemporary world politics, major theories, structures and process of world politics, and leading issues, such as nuclear proliferation, human rights, global trad…
Security and defence" provides a comprehensive in-depth study of Australia and the Asia--Pacific region, with a fresh approach which counters the traditional Euro- and American-centric view of strategy and defence in this part of the world. It deals with three broad issues of concern: * Global issues: the future of the nuclear strategic balance between the super-powers, the development of non-p…
As the world turns its attention to the reconstruction of Afghanistan and Iraq, the issue of postconflict peacebuilding takes center stage. As envisioned by former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, this will include disarming warring parties, restoring order, decommissioning and destroying weapons, repatriating refugees, providing advisory and training support for security personnel, …
Annotation What will the Asia-Pacific rim look like in the years ahead? What tools will international relations theorists need to understand the complex relationship among China, Japan, and the United States as the three powers shape the economic and political future of this crucial region?Some of the best and most innovative scholars in international relations and Asian area studies gather her…