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 rather than peace makes the news headlines, and understandably so, because the violent conflict of war so visibly ravages human societies. 'If it bleeds, it leads', as the cynical media adage goes. For over 2000 years of recorded ...
War rather than peace makes the news headlines, and understandably so, because the violent conflict of war so visibly ravages human societies. 'If it bleeds, it leads', as the cynical media adage goes. For over 2000 years of recorded ...
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And so goes the daily round of international relations – war and peace, poverty and underdevelopment, global attention and global neglect. This common-sense understanding of international relations only scratches the surface of all that ...
And so goes the daily round of international relations – war and peace, poverty and underdevelopment, global attention and global neglect. This common-sense understanding of international relations only scratches the surface of all that ...
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... violence Lawful authority Self-help Security Insecurity/Security dilemma Justice Power Community Friends and enemies Peace and order War and security, and that permits justice and peace to be delivered to the community of citizens.
... violence Lawful authority Self-help Security Insecurity/Security dilemma Justice Power Community Friends and enemies Peace and order War and security, and that permits justice and peace to be delivered to the community of citizens.
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The view that international theory should be organized around the structures and processes of the states system, the activities of the great powers and their decision makers, particularly as they relate to war and peace, is no longer ...
The view that international theory should be organized around the structures and processes of the states system, the activities of the great powers and their decision makers, particularly as they relate to war and peace, is no longer ...
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The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace was established in 1910; the Royal Institute of International Affairs was established in 1920, and its antipodean offshoots, the Australian and New Zealand Institutes of International ...
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace was established in 1910; the Royal Institute of International Affairs was established in 1920, and its antipodean offshoots, the Australian and New Zealand Institutes of International ...
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Contents
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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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An Introduction to International Relations Richard Devetak,Anthony Burke,Jim George No preview available - 2011 |
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