International Politics: Enduring Concepts And Contemporary Issues

by Art, Robert J.; Jervis, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780321436030
• ISBN10: 0321436032
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

With an abundance of new essays reflecting the ever-changing landscape of world politics, the eighth edition of this renowned reader provides students with comprehensive coverage of the most important IR concepts, trends, and current issues. Edited by two of the most respected scholars in the field, this best-selling collection places contemporary essays alongside classics of the discipline and includes divergent views to ensure a balanced perspective. The presentation of alternative perspectives provides students with challenging material in the language of the field. The anthology presents clear, theoretical works that inspire a deeper understanding of the forces that shape today's world.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	xiii
PART 1 Anarchy and Its Consequences	1	(136)
POWER AND PRINCIPLE IN STATECRAFT	7	(22)
HANS J. MORGENTHAU
Six Principles of Political Realism	7	(8)
J. ANN TICKNER
A Critique of Morgenthau's Principles of Political Realism	15	(14)
THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANARCHY	29	(40)
KENNETH N. WALTZ
The Anarchic Structure of World Politics	29	(21)
JOHN J. MEARSHEIMER
Anarchy and the Struggle for Power	50	(11)
ALEXANDER WENDT
Anarchy Is What States Make of It	61	(8)
THE MITIGATION OF ANARCHY	69	(68)
KENNETH A. OYE
The Conditions for Cooperation in World Politics	69	(14)
MICHAEL W. DOYLE
Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs	83	(13)
STEPHEN M. WALT
Alliances: Balancing and Bandwagoning	96	(8)
HANS J. MORGENTHAU
The Future of Diplomacy	104	(10)
STANLEY HOFFMANN
The Uses and Limits of International Law	114	(5)
ROBERT O. KEOHANE
International Institutions: Can Interdependence Work?	119	(8)
ADAM ROBERTS
The United Nations and International Security	127	(10)
PART 2 The Uses of Force	137	(124)
THE POLITICAL USES OF FORCE	141	(64)
ROBERT J. ART
The Four Functions of Force	141	(8)
THOMAS C. SCHELLING
The Diplomacy of Violence	149	(14)
ROBERT J. ART
Coercive Diplomacy	163	(14)
ROBERT JERVIS
Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma	177	(21)
BRUCE HOFFMAN
What Is Terrorism?	198	(7)
THE POLITICAL UTILITY OF FORCE TODAY	205	(34)
ROBERT J. ART
The Fungibility of Force	205	(16)
ROBERT A. PAPE
The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism	221	(18)
THE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS	239	(22)
SCOTT D. SAGAN
Nuclear Instability in South Asia	239	(11)
KENNETH N. WALTZ
Nuclear Stability in South Asia	250	(11)
PART 3 The International Political Economy	261	(108)
PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL ECONOMY	267	(42)
ROBERT GILPIN
The Nature of Political Economy	267	(16)
ROBERT O. KEOHANE
Hegemony in the World Political Economy	283	(13)
BRUCE R. SCOTT
The Great Divide in the Global Village	296	(13)
THE MEANING OF GLOBALIZATION	309	(38)
JEFFREY FRANKEL
Globalization of the Economy	309	(16)
MARTIN WOLF
Will Globalization Survive?	325	(10)
KENNETH N. WALTZ
Globalization and Governance	335	(12)
THE PROS AND CONS OF GLOBALIZATION	347	(22)
DANI RODRIK
Trading in Illusions	347	(8)
GEOFFREY GARRETT
Globalization s Missing Middle	355	(6)
JOHN MICKLETHWAIT AND ADRIAN WOOLDRIDGE
Why the Globalization Backlash is Stupid	361	(8)
PART 4 Contemporary World Politics	369
CONFLICT, WAR, AND TERRORISM	375	(42)
ROBERT JERVIS
The Era of Leading Power Peace	375	(16)
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON
The Clash of Civilizations?	391	(15)
FAREED ZAKARIA
Why Do They Hate Us?	406	(11)
THE USES OF, AND REACTIONS TO, AMERICAN POWER	417	(34)
ROBERT JERVIS
Explaining the Bush Doctrine	417	(15)
F. GREGORY GAUSE III
Can Democracy Stop Terrorism?	432	(9)
STEPHEN M. WALT
Taming American Power	441	(10)
FAILED STATES, CIVIL WARS, AND NATION-BUILDING	451	(44)
ROBERT I. ROTBERG
Failed States, Collapsed States, Weak States: Causes and Indicators	451	(8)
CHAIM KAUFMANN
Possible and Impossible Solutions to Ethnic Civil Wars	459	(22)
JAMES DOBBINS
Nation-Building: UN Surpasses US. on Learning Curve	481	(9)
JAMES L. PAYNE
Deconstructing Nation Building	490	(5)
THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE	495	(22)
GARRETT HARDIN
The Tragedy of the Commons	495	(6)
THOMAS HOMER-DIXON
Environmental Changes as Causes of Acute Conflict	501	(7)
JOHN BROWNE
Beyond Kyoto	508	(9)
NEW ACTORS AND NEW FORCES	517
RICHARD K. BETTS AND THOMAS J. CHRISTENSEN
The Rise of China: Getting the Questions Right	517	(9)
ANDREW MORAVCSIK
Europe Without Illusions	526	(6)
MARGARET E. KECK AND KATHRYN SIKKINK
Transnational Activist Networks	532	(7)
SEBASTIAN MALLABY
NGOs: Fighting Poverty, Hurting the Poor	539	(7)
RHODA E. HOWARD AND JACK DONNELLY
Human Rights in World Politics	546	(12)
MOISES NAIM
The Five Wars of Globalization	558	(9)
DANIEL W. DREZNER
The Global Governance of the Internet: Bringing the State Back In	567	(14)
STEVEN R. RATNER
International Law: The Trials of Global Norms	581