The Globalization of World Politics An Introduction to International Relations

by Baylis, John; Smith, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780198781097
• ISBN10: 0198781091
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-07-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

We now live in a new era of globalization, where instant communications, the emergence of a world economy, a global culture, and new non-state social movements have transformed world politics, making redundant many of the approaches developed for understanding and explaining the cold war world. This comprehensive introductory text focuses on explaining to students without previous knowledge of the subject how contemporary world politics work. An introductory chapter discusses the concept of globalization and summarises the main arguments for and against it. There then follow four sections, covering: * the historical background to contemporary world politics * the main theories that offer explanations of world politics * the structures and processes of world politics * the main issues of contemporary world politics. Each chapter is written by a leading specialist in the field, and uses diagrams, boxes, and discussion points extensively, making this an extremely reader-friendly student text. Each chapter has a guide to further reading and ends with a series of questions.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Globalization of World Politics

The Historical Context

The Evolution of International Society

International History 1900-1945

International History 1945-1989

The End of the Cold War

Theories of International Politics

Realism

World-System Theory

Liberalism, Timothy Dunne

New Approaches to International Theory

Structure and Process

International Security in the Post-Cold War Era

International Political Economy in an Age of Globalization

International Regimes

Diplomacy

The United Nations and International Organizations, Paul Taylor

Transnational Actors and International Organizations in Global Politics

International Issues

Environmental Issues

Nuclear Proliferation

Nationalism

Cultural Conflict in International Relations: The West and Islam

Humanitarian Intervention and World Politics

Regionalism and Integration

Finance and World Trade

Poverty, Development, and Hunger

Human Rights

Gender Issues

Bibliography

Index

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