Contemporary international relations : frameworks for understanding
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Contemporary international relations : frameworks for understanding
Longman, c2002
6th ed
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Written with the introductory student in mind, this accessible text provides an easy-to-use "framework for understanding" that helps students make sense out of the complex puzzle of international actors, interests, outlooks, and actions. The book combines theoretical constructs with real world examples, vignettes, and case studies to help students form a practical understanding of international politics.
Table of Contents
1. International Relations in the Twenty First Century.
I. THE PARTICIPANT'S FRAMEWORK: ACTORS AND INTERESTS IN IR.
2. The State, Nationalism, and the National Interest.
3. International Government Organization.
4. Multinational Organizations.
5. Nongovernmental Organizations, Individuals, and Other International Actors.
II. THE SYSTEMATIC FRAMEWORK: ACTORS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM.
6. Foreign Policy Decision Making.
7. The Rise and Fall of the East-West Conflict.
8. The North-South Conflict.
III. THE PERCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: THE VARIED VIEW OF THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.
9. Perceptions and Policy in International Relations.
10. Views from the Developed World.
11. Outlooks from the Developing World.
IV. THE INSTRUMENTAL FRAMEWORK: THE TOOLS OF POWER IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS.
12. Power.
13. Economic Parameters of Power.
14. Military Parameters of Power.
15. Other Parameters of Power: International Law, Diplomacy and Sociopolitical Elements of Power.
V. THE ARGUMENTATIVE FRAMEWORK: ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLICS.
16. International Political Economic Issues.
17. War, Peace, and Violence.
18. Human Rights and Conflicts of Values.
19. The Environment and Health.
VI. THE FUTURISTIC FRAMEWORK: WHERE IS THE WORLD GOING?
20. Toward 2100.
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