International Relations, Brief 2006-2007 Edition

by Goldstein, Joshua S.; Pevehouse, Jon C.

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This brief version of International Relations, the best-selling text in its field, balances security and economic issues; includes coverage of alternative theoretical perspectives, the environment, and gender issues; and integrates technology seamlessly with marginal icons linking to additional online content such as video clips, interactive simulations, and practice tests. Lauded for its commitment to currency, lively writing style, vivid photo program, and abundance of examples, this text makes the rich complexity of international politics both accessible and exciting. Book jacket.

Preface

To the Student

xvi

A Note on Nomenclature

xvi

www.IRtext.com

xvii

A Key to Icon Usage

xvii

Maps

xviii

Understanding International Relations

(44)

The Study of IR

(5)

IR and Daily Life

(1)

IR as a Field of Study

(1)

Theories and Methods

(3)

Actors and Influences

(15)

State Actors

(4)

Nonstate Actors

(2)

Levels of Analysis

(2)

Geography

(7)

History

(24)

World Civilizations to 2000

(4)

The Great-Power System, 1500--2000

(1)

Imperialism, 1500--2000

(2)

Nationalism, 1500--2000

(1)

The World Economy, 1750--2000

(3)

The Two World Wars, 1900--1950

(3)

The Cold War, 1945--1990

(3)

The Early Post--Cold War Era, 1900--2005

Policy Perspectives: Overview

(36)

Power Politics

(32)

Realism

(2)

Power

(4)

Defining Power

(1)

Estimating Power

(1)

Elements of Power

(2)

Bargaining

(8)

Bargaining and Leverage

(1)

Strategies

(2)

Reciprocity, Deterrence, and Arms Races

(1)

Rationality

(1)

Game Theory

(3)

The International System

(8)

Anarchy and Sovereignty

(2)

Balance of Power

(1)

Great Powers and Middle Powers

(2)

Power Distribution

(1)

Hegemony

(2)

Alliances

(10)

Purposes of Alliances

(2)

NATO and the U.S.-Japanese Security Treaty

(2)

The Former Soviet Republics

(1)

Regional Alignments

(1)

Policy Perspectives: President of Russia, Vladimir Putin

(3)

Careers in International Relations Jobs in Government and Diplomacy

(1)

Alternatives to Power Politics

(44)

Liberalism

(7)

Traditional Liberal Critiques

(1)

What Is Rationality?

(1)

Neoliberalism

(1)

Collective Goods

(1)

International Regimes

(1)

Hegemonic Stability

(1)

Collective Security

(1)

Foreign Policy and Decision Making

(8)

Models of Decision Making

(2)

Individual Decision Makers

(3)

Group Dynamics

(1)

Crisis Management

(1)

Substate Actors

(10)

Bureaucracies

(2)

Interest Groups

(1)

The Military-Industrial Complex

(1)

Public Opinion

(3)

Legislatures

(1)

Democracy and Foreign Policy

100

(2)

Feminism

102

(8)

Why Gender Matters

102

(1)

The Masculinity of Realism

103

(1)

Gender in War and Peace

104

(2)

Women in IR

106

(3)

Balancing the Feminist Arguments

109

(1)

Other Alternatives to Realism

110

(11)

Constructivism

110

(2)

Postmodernism

112

(1)

Postmodern Feminism

113

(1)

Peace Studies

114

Policy Perspectives: President of the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo

(24)

Conflict and War

121

(53)

The Causes of War

121

(3)

Theories about War

122

(2)

Conflicts of Interest

124

(9)

Territorial Disputes

125

(5)

Control of Governments

130

(1)

Economic Conflict

131

(2)

Conflicts of Ideas

133

(9)

Ethnic Conflict

133

(5)

Religious Conflict

138

(3)

Ideological Conflict

141

(1)

Means of Leverage

142

(6)

Types of War

142

(3)

Terrorism

145

(3)

The Use of Military Force

148

(5)

Military Economics

149

(1)

The Choice of Capabilities

150

(3)

Control of Military Forces

153

(2)

Command

153

(1)

States and Militaries

153

(2)

Conventional Forces

155

(5)

Armies

155

(1)

Navies

156

(1)

Air Forces

156

(1)

Logistics and Intelligence

157

(2)

Evolving Technologies

159

(1)

Weapons of Mass Destruction

160

(14)

Nuclear Weapons

160

(1)

Ballistic Missiles and Other Delivery Systems

161

(4)

Chemical and Biological Weapons

165

(2)

Proliferation

167

(2)

Nuclear Strategy

169

(1)

Nuclear Arsenals and Arms Control

170

Policy Perspectives: President of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Kumaratunga

137

(37)

Trade and Money

174

(57)

From Security to Political Economy

174

(4)

Liberalism and Mercantilism

175

(2)

Globalization

177

(1)

Markets

178

(8)

Global Patterns of Trade

179

(1)

Comparative Advantage

179

(1)

Prices and Markets

180

(1)

Centrally Planned Economies

181

(1)

Politics of Markets

182

(2)

Balance of Trade

184

(1)

Interdependence

185

(1)

Trade Strategies

186

(8)

Autarky

186

(1)

Protectionism

187

(2)

Industries and Interest Groups

189

(3)

Cooperation in Trade

192

(2)

Trade Regimes

194

(8)

The World Trade Organization

194

(2)

Resistance to Trade

196

(2)

Bilateral and Regional Agreements

198

(2)

Cartels

200

(2)

The Currency System

202

(10)

International Currency Exchange

203

(4)

Why Currencies Rise or Fall

207

(1)

Central Banks

208

(2)

The World Bank and the IMF

210

(2)

State Financial Positions

212

(8)

National Accounts

212

(1)

International Debt

213

(1)

The U.S. Position

214

(2)

The Position of Russia and Eastern Europe

216

(1)

The Position of Asia

217

(3)

Multinational Business

220

(11)

Multinational Corporations

221

(1)

Foreign Direct Investment

222

(1)

Host and Home Government Relations

223

(3)

Business Environments

226

Policy Perspectives: President of China, ilu jintao

209

(21)

Careers in International Relations Jobs in International Business

230

(1)

International Organization and Law

231

(53)

Supranationalism

231

(2)

Roles of International Organizations

232

(1)

The United Nations

233

(17)

The UN System

233

(6)

The Security Council

239

(3)

Peacekeeping Forces

242

(3)

The Secretariat

245

(2)

The General Assembly

247

(1)

UN Programs

248

(1)

Autonomous Agencies

249

(1)

The European Union

250

(13)

Integration Theory

250

(2)

The Vision of a United Europe

252

(1)

The Treaty of Rome

253

(1)

Structure of the European Union

254

(2)

The Single European Act

256

(1)

The Maastricht Treaty

257

(1)

Monetary Union

258

(2)

Expanding the European Union

260

(3)

International Law

263

(21)

Sources of International Law

263

(1)

Enforcement of International Law

264

(1)

The World Court

265

(1)

International Cases in National Courts

266

(3)

Laws of Diplomacy

269

(2)

War Crimes

271

(3)

Just War Doctrine

274

(1)

Human Rights

275

(2)

The Evolution of World Order

277

Policy Perspectives: President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade

267

(17)

North-South Relations

284

(66)

Poverty

284

(2)

Theories of Accumulation

286

(3)

Economic Accumulation

286

(2)

Capitalism

288

(1)

Socialism

288

(1)

Imperialism

289

(7)

The Globalization of Class

290

(1)

The World-System

290

(2)

European Colonialism

292

(2)

Anti-Imperialism

294

(1)

Postcolonial Dependency

294

(2)

Population

296

(10)

The Demographic Transition

298

(2)

Populations Policies

300

(1)

Mortality and AIDS

301

(4)

Population and International Conflict

305

(1)

The State of the South

306

(9)

Basic Human Needs

306

(3)

World Hunger

309

(1)

Rural and Urban Populations

310

(1)

Women in Development

311

(1)

Migrations and Refugees

312

(3)

Revolution

315

(3)

Revolutionary Movements

315

(1)

Islamic Revolutions

316

(2)

Development Experiences

318

(12)

The Newly Industrializing Countries

319

(2)

The Chinese Experience

321

(3)

Other Experiments

324

(2)

Import Substitution and Export-Led Growth

326

(1)

Concentrating Capital for Manufacturing

326

(2)

Authoritarianism and Democracy

328

(1)

Corruption

329

(1)

North-South Business

330

(8)

Foreign Investment

330

(1)

Technology Transfer

331

(1)

North-South Debt

332

(3)

IMF Conditionality

335

(1)

The South in International Economic Regimes

336

(2)

Foreign Assistance

338

(12)

Patterns of Foreign Assistance

338

(3)

Forms of Development Assistance

341

Policy Perspectives: President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak

337

(13)

Environment and Technology

350

(37)

Interdependence and the Environment

350

(3)

Sustainable Economic Development

352

(1)

Managing the Environment

353

(11)

The Atmosphere

353

(4)

Biodiversity

357

(1)

Forests and Oceans

358

(3)

Pollution

361

(3)

Natural Resources

364

(7)

World Energy

364

(4)

Minerals, Land, Water

368

(2)

International Security and the Environment

370

(1)

The Power of Information

371

(5)

Wiring the World

371

(2)

Information as a Tool of Governments

373

(2)

Information as a Tool Against Governments

375

(1)

International Culture

376

(5)

Telecommunications and Global Culture

377

(1)

Transnational Communities

378

(3)

Conclusion

381

(6)

Policy Perspectives: President of Ireland, Mary McAleese

359

(27)

Careers in International Relations Jobs in NGOs

386

(1)

Glossary

387

(17)

Credits

404

(1)

Index

405

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