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 example, may not have taught in universities, but they wrote about the actors and events that shaped the 'international relations', as we now call it, of their day. Care must be taken here, however, because the actors and events ...
... for example, may not have taught in universities, but they wrote about the actors and events that shaped the 'international relations', as we now call it, of their day. Care must be taken here, however, because the actors and events ...
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For example, when we see an American president or British and Australian prime ministers enthusiastically advocating war in Iraq and Afghanistan what meaning are we to accord these actions? Are these actions – designed to bolster global ...
For example, when we see an American president or British and Australian prime ministers enthusiastically advocating war in Iraq and Afghanistan what meaning are we to accord these actions? Are these actions – designed to bolster global ...
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This debate continues into the present with tensions within constructivist theory a particularly evident example of it (see Chapter 7). But the insights evident at the apex of scientific scholarship have had significant influence within ...
This debate continues into the present with tensions within constructivist theory a particularly evident example of it (see Chapter 7). But the insights evident at the apex of scientific scholarship have had significant influence within ...
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Among radical liberals, for example, there are those who fear the static and militaristic orientations of neorealism but also reject neoliberal perspectives on globalisation and free market progress. The two dominant 'neos', they argue, ...
Among radical liberals, for example, there are those who fear the static and militaristic orientations of neorealism but also reject neoliberal perspectives on globalisation and free market progress. The two dominant 'neos', they argue, ...
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These themes have been central to other works influenced by Gramsci (and by Kant) – those of Andrew Linklater, for example, whose work resonates with critical concerns about new forms of identity in the age of globalisation; ...
These themes have been central to other works influenced by Gramsci (and by Kant) – those of Andrew Linklater, for example, whose work resonates with critical concerns about new forms of identity in the age of globalisation; ...
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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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