An Introduction to International RelationsInvaluable to students and those approaching the subject for the first time, An Introduction to International Relations, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to international relations, its traditions and its changing nature in an era of globalisation. Thoroughly revised and updated, it features chapters written by a range of experts from around the world. It presents a global perspective on the theories, history, developments and debates that shape this dynamic discipline and contemporary world politics. Now in full-colour and accompanied by a password-protected companion website featuring additional chapters and case studies, this is the indispensable guide to the study of international relations. |
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For over 2000 years of recorded history humans have been fascinated and frustrated by war and its consequences, so we should not be surprised by its continuing preeminence. But human societies are harmed by so much more than war.
For over 2000 years of recorded history humans have been fascinated and frustrated by war and its consequences, so we should not be surprised by its continuing preeminence. But human societies are harmed by so much more than war.
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This 'middle way' continues today under the name of the English School (see Dunne 1998; Linklater and Suganami 2006), ... To continue the metaphor: in practice, canonical thinkers tend to cross and sometimes straddle streams rather than ...
This 'middle way' continues today under the name of the English School (see Dunne 1998; Linklater and Suganami 2006), ... To continue the metaphor: in practice, canonical thinkers tend to cross and sometimes straddle streams rather than ...
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'The distinctive characteristic of these writers', says Hedley Bull (1972: 34), was their belief in progress: 'the belief, in particular', he continues, that the system of international relations that had given rise to the First World ...
'The distinctive characteristic of these writers', says Hedley Bull (1972: 34), was their belief in progress: 'the belief, in particular', he continues, that the system of international relations that had given rise to the First World ...
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So long as these conditions are not in prospect, we would do well to reflect on the continuing relevance of states, war and law. The key question, as prompted by the 'critical turn', is whether the traditional agenda contains all the ...
So long as these conditions are not in prospect, we would do well to reflect on the continuing relevance of states, war and law. The key question, as prompted by the 'critical turn', is whether the traditional agenda contains all the ...
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Yet GEIs continue to exercise, controversially, a great deal of influence over countries of the global South (see Chapters 24 and 27). Debate continues about the power of these institutions to regulate the global economy and in whose ...
Yet GEIs continue to exercise, controversially, a great deal of influence over countries of the global South (see Chapters 24 and 27). Debate continues about the power of these institutions to regulate the global economy and in whose ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 21 | |
2 Realism | 35 |
3 Liberalism | 48 |
4 Marxism and Critical Theory | 62 |
5 Feminism | 76 |
6 Postmodernism | 91 |
7 Constructivism | 103 |
20 The Cold War | 281 |
3 The New Agenda | 295 |
Multinational Corporations and International NonGovernmental Organisations | 310 |
23 Religion and Secularism | 322 |
24 Global Economic Institutions | 336 |
25 Global Trade | 348 |
26 Global Finance | 360 |
27 Global Poverty Inequality and Development | 372 |
8 Theories of Global Justice | 119 |
2 The Traditional Agenda | 133 |
10 Nations and Nationalism | 148 |
11 Security | 160 |
12 Arms Control | 172 |
13 The Causes of War | 189 |
14 The Changing Character of Warfare | 199 |
15 The Ethics and Laws of War | 218 |
16 International Law | 231 |
17 International Society and European Expansion | 243 |
18 Diplomacy | 256 |
19 Great Powers | 268 |
28 Globalisation and Its Critics | 386 |
29 Global Terrorism | 398 |
30 PostConflict StateBuilding | 414 |
31 Humanitarian Intervention | 426 |
32 Human Rights | 440 |
33 Migration and Refugees | 450 |
34 Global Environmental Politics | 462 |
35 Climate Change | 475 |
Glossary of Terms | 487 |
Bibliography | 502 |
Index | 542 |
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| Title | An Introduction to International Relations |
| Editors | Richard Devetak, Anthony Burke, Jim George |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1139505602, 9781139505604 |
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