Introduction to global politics
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Introduction to global politics
Oxford University Press, c2017
4th ed
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Other editors: John S. Masker, John Baylis, Steve Smith, Patricia Owens
Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-410) and index
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Description
Introduction to Global Politics offers students a truly global approach to International Relations. The book's three-part organization and ten-chapter structure provides a solid introduction to the core areas of study in this course: History, Theories, Global Actors, Security Issues, and Economic Issues. Using the theme of globalization and incorporating the expertise of scholars around the world, this text teaches students how to analyze global political events using the predominant theories in the field and provides sufficient historical context and a broad-based global perspective. The first edition of Introduction to Global Politics was an adaptation for the US market of the successful UK text Globalization of World Politics, now in its sixth edition, by Baylis, Smith, and Owens. The US adaptation capitalizes on the many strengths of the UK edition while making it more suitable for the US market. Introduction to Global Politics, Fourth Edition will continue the successful formula established in the first edition.
Table of Contents
Preface:
About the Authors:
Maps of the World:
PART I. FOUNDATIONS OF GLOBAL POLITICS
Chapter 1. Introduction to Global Politics, John Baylis, Anthony McGrew, Steve Smith, Steven L. Lamy, and John Masker
International Relations and Global Politics
Global Actors:
Global Issues:
Theories of Global Politics
What Are Theories?:
Theoretical Traditions in International Relations:
The Rise of Realism:
Rival Theories:
Research Approaches and Levels of Analysis
The Historical Approach:
The Social Scientific Approach: Levels of Analysis:
The Constructivist Approach:
Dimensions of Globalization
FEATURES
Case Study: Global Production and the iPhone
Thinking About Global Politics: Why Should I Care?
Chapter 2. The Evolution of Global Politics, David Armstrong, Michael Cox, Len Scott, Steven L. Lamy, and John Masker
The Significance of the Peace of Westphalia
Revolutionary Wars
World Wars: Modern and Total
Legacies and Consequences of European Colonialism
Cold War
Onset of the Cold War:
Conflict, Confrontation, and Compromise:
The Rise and Fall of Detente:
From Detente to a Second Cold War:
From the End of the Cold War to the War on Terrorism
Globalization: Challenging the International Order?
From Superpower to Hyperpower: U.S. Primacy:
Europe in the New World System:
Russia: From Yeltsin to Putin:
East Asia: Primed for Rivalry?:
Latin America: Becoming Global Players:
The War on Terrorism: From 9/11 to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria
FEATURES
Global Perspective: Perception, Continuity, and Change After January 20, 2009
Case Study: The Iraq War and Its Origins
Thinking About Global Politics: Understanding and Resolving International Conflicts
Chapter 3. Realism, Liberalism, and Critical Theories, Tim Dunne, Brian C. Schmidt, Stephen Hobden, Richard Wyn Jones, Steve Smith, Steven L. Lamy, and John Masker
What Is Realism?
The Essential Realism:
--Statism
--Survival
--Self-Help
One Realism or Many?:
--Classical Realism
--Structural Realism, or Neorealism
--Contemporary Realist Challenges to Structural Realism
What Is Liberalism?
Defining Liberaliscm:
The Essential Liberalism:
Neoliberalism:
Liberalism in Practice:
Critical Theories
The Essential Marxism
Third World Socialists:
Feminist Theory
Constructivism
FEATURES
Case Study: The Power of Ideas: Politics and Neoliberalism
Global Perspective: What Makes a Theory "Alternative" or Critical?
Theory in Practice: Jane Addams and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Thinking About Global Politics: The Melian Dialogue: Realism and the Preparation for War
PART II. GLOBAL ACTORS
Chapter 4. Making Foreign Policy, Steven L. Lamy and John Masker
What Is Foreign Policy?
States, Nationalism, and National Interests:
Foreign Policy from Different Perspectives:
Who Makes Foreign Policy?:
What Do We Expect from Foreign Policy?
Levels of Analysis in Foreign Policy
Individual Factors, or the Human Dimension:
National Factors, or Domestic Attributes:
Systemic Factors, or the Nature of the International System:
Global Factors:
The Foreign Policy Process
Four Phases of Foreign Policy Making:
--Phase One: Initiation or Articulation
--Phase Two: The Formulation of Foreign Policy
--Phase Three: Foreign Policy Implementation
--Phase Four: Foreign Policy Evaluation
Foreign Policy Strategies and Tools
Sticks: Military and Economic Tools:
Carrots: Foreign Assistance:
Sermons: Diplomatic Messaging and the Use of the Media:
Soft and Hard Power in Foreign Policy:
Foreign Policy Styles and Traditions
Great Powers, Middle Powers, and Small States:
--Great-Power Foreign Policy
--Middle-Power Foreign Policy
--Small-State Foreign Policy
FEATURES
Case Study: Refugees
Global Perspective: Central America: A Perpetual Pursuit of Union?
Theory in Practice: The Impact of Globalization on Different Kinds of States
Thinking About Global Politics: Designing a New World Order
Chapter 5. Global and Regional Governance, Devon Curtis, Christian Reus-Smit, Paul Taylor, Steven L. Lamy, and John Masker
International Law
International Order and Institutions:
Criticisms of International Law:
From International to Supranational Law?:
The United Nations
A Brief History of the United Nations and Its Principal Organs:
--The Security Council
--The General Assembly
--The Secretariat
--The Economic and Social Council
--The Trusteeship Council
--The International Court of Justice
Maintenance of International Peace and Security
Increased Attention to Conditions Within States:
Intervention Within States:
Economic and Social Questions:
The Reform Process of the United Nations
Country Level:
Headquarters Level:
The European Union and Other Regional Organizations
The Process of European Integration:
Other Regional Actors: The African Union and the Organization of American States:
The Growth of Global Civil Society
Multinational Corporations
INGOs as Global Political Actors
Sources of INGO Power:
Forms of INGO Power:
--Information Politics
--Symbolic Politics
--Leverage Politics
--Accountability Politics
--Global Campaign Politics
Celebrity Diplomacy
Foundations and Think Tanks
Criminal and Terrorist Networks as Global Actors
FEATURES
Theory in Practice: Neoconservatives and the United Nations
Case Study: A Global Campaign: The Baby Milk Advocacy Network
Global Perspective: Nongovernmental Organizations and Protecting the Rights of Children
Thinking About Global Politics: Who Could Help Tomorrow? Twenty Global Problems and Global Issues Networks
PART III. GLOBAL ISSUES
Chapter 6. Global Security, Military Power, and Terrorism, John Baylis, Darryl Howlett, James D. Kiras, Steven L. Lamy, and John Masker
What Is "Security"?
Mainstream and Critical Approaches to Security
Realist and Neorealist Views on Global Security:
Liberal Institutionalist Views on Global Security:
The Constructivist Approach to Global Security:
The Feminist Approach to Global Security:
Marxist and Radical Liberal or Utopian Approaches to Security:
The Changing Character of War
The Nature of War:
The Revolution in Military Affairs:
Postmodern War:
Globalization and New Wars:
New Roles for NATO?:
Nuclear Proliferation and Nonproliferation
Proliferation Optimism and Pessimism:
Nuclear Weapons Effects:
The Current Nuclear Age:
Nuclear Motivations:
Nuclear Capabilities and Intentions:
Terrorism and Extremism
Terrorism: From Domestic to Global Phenomena
The Impact of Globalization on Terrorism
Cultural Explanations:
Economic Explanations:
Religion and "New" Terrorism:
The Current Challenge: The Islamic State:
Globalization, Technology, and Terrorism
Proselytizing:
Security of Terrorist Organizations:
Mobility:
Combating Terrorism
Counterterrorism Activities:
FEATURES
Case Study: U. S. Drone Warfare: A Robotic Revolution in Modern Combat
Theory in Practice: The Realist-Theory Perspective and the War on Terrorism
Global Perspective: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Fighting Terrorism in the Former Communist Bloc
Thinking About Global Politics: Perspectives on the Arms Race
Chapter 7. Human Rights and Human Security, Amitav Acharya, Alex J. Bellamy, Chris Brown, Nicholas J. Wheeler, Steven L. Lamy, and John Masker
What Are Human Rights?
The Liberal Account of Rights:
Human Rights and State Sovereignty:
International Human Rights Legislation
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
Subsequent UN Legislation:
Enforcement of Human Rights Legislation:
What Is Human Security?
Origin of the Concept:
Human Security and Development:
Human Security and Refugees:
Common Security:
History of Humanitarian Activism and Intervention
Intervention and Nonintervention in the 1990s:
Universalism Challenged:
Humanitarian Dimensions
Political and Economic Rights and Security:
Human Rights and Human Security During Conflict:
Women, Conflict, and Human Security:
The Role of the International Community
FEATURES
Case Study: A Failed Intervention
Global Perspective: Asian Values
Theory in Practice: Gendered Perspective on Human Rights
Thinking About Global Politics: What Should be Done? National Interests Versus Human Interests
Chapter 8. Global Trade and Finance, Steven L. Lamy and John Masker
The Emergence of a Global Trade and Monetary System
Global Trade and Finance Actors in a Globalizing Economy
Cross-Border Transactions:
Open-Border Transactions:
Transborder Transactions:
Global Trade
Transborder Production:
Transborder Products:
Global Finance
Global Money:
Global Banking:
Global Securities:
Global Derivatives:
Continuity and Change in Economic Globalization
Irregular Incidence:
The Persistence of Territory:
The Survival of the State:
The Continuance of Nationalism and Cultural Diversity:
FEATURES
Theory in Practice: Contending Views of Capitalism
Global Perspective: The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Case Study: Southern Debt in Global Finance
Thinking About Global Politics: Globalization: Productive, Predatory, or Inconsequential?
Chapter 9. Poverty, Development, and Hunger, Caroline Thomas, Steven L. Lamy, and John Masker
Poverty
Development
Post-1945 International Economic Liberalism and the Orthodox Development Model:
The Post-1945 International Economic Order: Results:
Economic Development: Orthodox and Alternative Evaluations:
A Critical Alternative View of Development:
Democracy, Empowerment, and Development:
The Orthodoxy Incorporates Criticisms:
An Appraisal of the Responses of the Orthodox Approach to Its Critics:
Hunger
The Orthodox, Nature-Focused Explanation of Hunger:
The Entitlement, Society-Focused Explanation of Hunger:
Globalization and Hunger:
FEATURES
Case Study: Ideas and Development in the Contemporary Coffee-Producing Sector
Theory in Practice: The Terms of Development
Global Perspective: Life in Zimbabwe: Poverty, Hunger, Development, and Politics
Thinking About Global Politics: Development Assistance as Foreign Policy Statecraft
Chapter 10. Environmental Issues, John Vogler, Steven L. Lamy, and John Masker
Environmental Issues on the International Agenda: A Brief History
The Paris Climate Summit 2015:
The Environment and International Relations Theory
The Functions of International Environmental Cooperation
Transboundary Trade and Pollution Control:
Norm Creation:
Aid and Capacity Building:
Scientific Understanding:
Governing the Commons:
Environmental Regimes:
Climate Change
FEATURES
Global Perspective: "The Doomsday" Seed Vault
Theory in Practice: Regime Theory and the Montreal Protocol
Case Study: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities?
Thinking About Global Politics:The Environment: Images and Options
Glossary:
References:
Credits:
Index:
by "Nielsen BookData"
