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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... War 291 Questions 293 Further reading 293 Part 3: The New Agenda: Globalisation and Global Governance 295 21 The United Nations 296 Ian Hurd Introduction 297 The UN in the Charter 297 The UN's principal organs 299 The UN as actor, ...
... War 291 Questions 293 Further reading 293 Part 3: The New Agenda: Globalisation and Global Governance 295 21 The United Nations 296 Ian Hurd Introduction 297 The UN in the Charter 297 The UN's principal organs 299 The UN as actor, ...
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Discussion points: The global governance of climate change: a short chronology Key texts: The Kyoto Protocol in brief 394 402 404 411 415 416 419 423 428 429 432 433 442 445 447 448 452 453 454 464 476 477 479 tables, figures and boxes ...
Discussion points: The global governance of climate change: a short chronology Key texts: The Kyoto Protocol in brief 394 402 404 411 415 416 419 423 428 429 432 433 442 445 447 448 452 453 454 464 476 477 479 tables, figures and boxes ...
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Alex J. Bellamy is Professor of International Security in the Griffith Asia Institute and Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University. Mark T. Berger is Professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval ...
Alex J. Bellamy is Professor of International Security in the Griffith Asia Institute and Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University. Mark T. Berger is Professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval ...
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... Part 2 on what we call the 'traditional agenda' of IR, which focuses on states, war and law; and Part 3 on the 'new agenda' which focuses on globalisation and global governance. These are more fully explicated in the Introduction.
... Part 2 on what we call the 'traditional agenda' of IR, which focuses on states, war and law; and Part 3 on the 'new agenda' which focuses on globalisation and global governance. These are more fully explicated in the Introduction.
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The key, according to Waltz, is governance; is there a supreme authority with the right to lay down and enforce the law? If the answer is 'yes', then we must be in the hierarchical realm of domestic politics – politics within the state.
The key, according to Waltz, is governance; is there a supreme authority with the right to lay down and enforce the law? If the answer is 'yes', then we must be in the hierarchical realm of domestic politics – politics within the state.
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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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