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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And let me tell you immediately: that world – of foreign minsters, diplomats, international organisations and conferences, civil society activism and think-tank policy debate – is important, fascinating, and intellectually stimulating, ...
And let me tell you immediately: that world – of foreign minsters, diplomats, international organisations and conferences, civil society activism and think-tank policy debate – is important, fascinating, and intellectually stimulating, ...
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... Non-State Actors: Multinational Corporations and International Non-Governmental Organisations 310 James Goodman Introduction 311 MNCs: transnationalised material power 311 INGOs: transnationalised normative power 316 Conclusion 320 ...
... Non-State Actors: Multinational Corporations and International Non-Governmental Organisations 310 James Goodman Introduction 311 MNCs: transnationalised material power 311 INGOs: transnationalised normative power 316 Conclusion 320 ...
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... reform and the Cairns Group Key organisations: Key international regimes for global finance Terminology: Disintermediation and securitisation Terminology: Poverty Terminology: Modernisation theory Case study: Narmada Valley dam, ...
... reform and the Cairns Group Key organisations: Key international regimes for global finance Terminology: Disintermediation and securitisation Terminology: Poverty Terminology: Modernisation theory Case study: Narmada Valley dam, ...
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Sympathies will be aroused in faraway places, and celebrities, humanitarian organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the United Nations (UN) and canny politicians will talk the talk of collective grief, ...
Sympathies will be aroused in faraway places, and celebrities, humanitarian organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the United Nations (UN) and canny politicians will talk the talk of collective grief, ...
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see the gradual development and strengthening of international trade, international law and international organisations as the key to world order (Suganami 1989). Names in the liberal pantheon include great English political ...
see the gradual development and strengthening of international trade, international law and international organisations as the key to world order (Suganami 1989). Names in the liberal pantheon include great English political ...
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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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