Global politics : issues and perspectives
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Global politics : issues and perspectives
（Sage texts）
SAGE Publications, 2018
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This comprehensive and engaging textbook addresses the most important debates within the globalisation discourse exploring its political, economic, social, cultural and technological dimensions.
Global Politics: Issues and Perspectives critically examines the issues and agencies of global governance from the third world perspective. Drawing upon the theoretical aspects and emerging global trends, the authors analyse the concept of globalisation in all its manifestations, including the role of social movements, transnational actors (IMF, WTO and OECD) and NGO networks. Written as per the latest UGC guidelines and supported by informative and insightful illustrations, this book will be an invaluable resource to the UG and PG students of Political Science and International Relations as well as UGC-NET and civil services aspirants.
Covering a wide range of current topics such as nuclear weapons proliferation, global terrorism, environmental politics, human security and poverty, this book will enable students to understand the key developments in global politics and analyse contemporary events and pressing concerns of the twenty-first century through a neutral lens.
Key Features
* Analytical approach in examining the fundamental themes and key issues in global politics
* Each chapter aided by short examples, illustrations, flowcharts and review questions for self-evaluation
* Extensive summary at the end of each chapter to help the reader recapitulate better
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Understanding Globalization and Its Alternative Perspectives - Shruti Joshi
Political Globalization: Debating Sovereignty and Territoriality - Ashutosh Trivedi
Global Political Economy: Evolution and Significance of World Economic Order - Arvind Kumar
Economic Globalization: Global Trade and Finance - Virendra Kumar
Global Governance: IMF, World Bank, WTO and TNCs - Ketan Kumar
Technological and Cultural Dimensions of Globalization - Virendra Kumar and Bhavna Sharma
Global Resistance: Global Social Movements and NGOs - Kamal Kumar and Bhavna Sharma
Ecological Issues: A Historical Overview of International Environmental Agreements, Climate Change and the Global Commons Debate - Kamal Kumar
Nuclear Proliferation - Nirmal Jindal
International Terrorism: Non-state Actors and State Terrorism-Developments Post-9/11 - Shivali Aggarwal
Migration - Manisha Chaurasiya
Human Security - Aditaya Narayan Mishra
Global Shifts: Power and Governance - Parmeet Singh
Feminist Perspective on International Relations - Neelu Anita Tigga
United Nations: Structure, Role and Imperative for Reforms - Alisha Dhingra and Rounak Kumar Pathak
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Index
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