The Globalization of World Politics An Introduction to International Relations

by Baylis, John; Smith, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780198782636
• ISBN10: 0198782632
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-26
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Fully revised and updated to cover the latest developments in world politics, the new edition of this highly successful book provides the ideal introduction to international relations. It is updated to reflect events since 1997, with more attention given to the integration of the globalization theme throughout the book. The history section now has a new chapter by Michael Cox on "International History since 1990" bringing the story of International Relations up to the present day. The theory section has been significantly reorganized following feedback from professors and includes a new chapter on "Contemporary Mainstream Approaches" by Steve Lamy. The new organization of this section allows more room to introduce students to the main theories of International Relations (such as realism and liberalism) and to explain complex theoretical developments in more detail. The international issues section now includes a chapter on "The Communications and Internet Revolution in IR" by Jonathan Aronson and a substantially revised chapter on "Culture in World Affairs" by Simon Murden. The book also includes new contributions on International Political Economy (Ngaire Woods) and European Integration (Thomas Christiansen). A new concluding section on "Globalization in the Future" contains two chapters by leading International Relations scholars - Andrew Linklater on "Globalization and the Transformation of Political Community" and Ian Clark on "Globalization and the Post-Cold War Order." Written especially for those coming to the subject for the first time, this text has been carefully edited by John Baylis and Steve Smith to ensure a coherent, accessible, and lively account of the globalization of world politics.

Author Biography

John Baylis is a Professor and Head of the department of Political Theory and Government at the University of Wales, Swansea. He was formerly Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. His publications include: Dilemmas of World Politics, edited with N. J. Rengger (1992), The Diplomacy of Pragmatism: Britain and the Formation of NATO (1993) and Ambiguity and Deterrence: British Nuclear Strategy 1945-1964 (1995) and Anglo-American Relations Since 1939: The Enduring Alliance (1998). Steve Smith is a Professor in the Department of International Politics, and Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He specializes in international political theory. His publications include nternational Relations Theory Today, edited with Ben Booth (1995) and International Theory: Positivism and Beyond edited with Ken Booth and Marysia Zalewski (1996).

Table of Contents

Detailed contents	xiii
List of figures	xix
List of boxes	xx
List of tables	xxv
About the contributors	xxvi
Introduction	1	(12)
Steve Smith
John Baylis
The globalization of world politics	13	(22)
Jan Aart Scholte
Part One The historical context
The evolution of international society	35	(16)
Robert H. Jackson
International history 1900-1945	51	(23)
Susan L. Carruthers
International history 1945-1990	74	(18)
Len Scott
The end of the cold war	92	(19)
Richard Crockatt
International history since 1989	111	(30)
Michael Cox
Part Two Theories of world politics
Realism	141	(21)
Tim Dunne
Brian C. Schmidt
Liberalism	162	(20)
Tim Dunne
Contemporary mainstream approaches: neo-realism and neo-liberalism	182	(18)
Steven L. Lamy
Marxist theories of International Relations	200	(24)
Stephen Hobden
Richard Wyn Jones
Reflectivist and constructivist approaches to international theory	224	(29)
Steve Smith
Part Three Structures and processes
International and global security in the post-cold war era	253	(24)
John Baylis
International political economy in an age of globalization	277	(22)
Ngaire Woods
International regimes	299	(18)
Richard Little
Diplomacy	317	(14)
Brian White
The United Nations and international order	331	(25)
Paul Taylor
Transnational actors and international organizations in global politics	356	(31)
Peter Willetts
Part Four International issues
Environmental issues	387	(28)
Owen Greene
Nuclear proliferation	415	(25)
Darryl Howlett
Nationalism	440	(16)
Fred Holliday
Culture in world affairs	456	(14)
Simon Murden
Humanitarian intervention and world politics	470	(24)
Nicholas J. Wheeler
Alex J. Bellamy
European and regional integration	494	(25)
Thomas Christiansen
Global trade and finance	519	(21)
Jan Aart Scholte
The communications and Internet revolution	540	(19)
Jonathan Aronson
Poverty, development, and hunger	559	(23)
Caroline Thomas
Gender issues	582	(17)
Jan Jindy Pettman
Human rights	599	(18)
Chris Brown
Part Five Globalization in the future
Globalization and the transformation of political community	617	(17)
Andrew Linklater
Globalization and the post-cold war order	634	(15)
Ian Clark
References	649	(18)
Index	667