Interpreting World Politics

by Bajpai, Kanti P.; Shukul, Harish C.

• ISBN13: 9780803992108
• ISBN10: 0803992106
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-02-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns Pvt Ltd

Summary

"The questions raised are of relevance to the Indian polity although they may appear to be irreverent to some of those in its controlling positions." --Deccan Herald Interpreting World Politics brings together conceptual and substantive essays on international relations by Indian and western scholars. The volume begins with a critical review of international relations theory. The following 12 chapters that comprise the second section consider a range of issues relating to the notion of an international society. These include a discussion of the concept of and prospects for international society in the post-cold war world; deterrence and balance of power as societal institutions; the roles of the NPT, the UN, and nonalignment in an evolving international society; and the globalization of economics, politics, and communication. The final section presents three case studies on regional politics and three essays on foreign policy. Combining theoretical and methodological concerns with real-world problems and issues, and bringing together distinguished contributors from all over the world, this volume will be of interest to those studying international relations, world politics, political science, and defense/strategic issues.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Kanti P Bajpai

International Theory, International Society, Regional Politics and Foreign Policy

PART ONE: INTERNATIONAL THEORY

International Relations - A J R Groom

Anglo-American Aspects - A Study in Parochialism

PART TWO: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY

System or Society? - Alan James

On Understanding Politics - Louis J Halle

The Prospects for a More Integrated International Society - Adam Watson

The International Nuclear Regime and the Near-Nuclear Countries - P R Chari

The United Nations in a New World Order - Ramesh Thakur

Before Non-Alignment - A K Damodaran

Reforming the Sovereign State System - M S Rajan

A Non-Aligned Perspective

From Domination to Non-Domination - Geoffrey Parker

Towards a New Geopolitics

Constructing a 'Community of States and Peoples' - K J Holsti

Ideological and Theoretical Foundations of the Post-Cold War Euro-Atlantic Order

States and Firms - Susan Strange

Two New Dimensions of Diplomacy

The Global Media System and International Relations - Elizabeth C Hanson

On the Meaning of Democracy in the Third World - Robert L Rothstein

PART THREE: REGIONAL POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY

Images of Peace and War in South Asia - Stephen Philip Cohen

West Asia in a Changing Regional and International Environment - K R Singh

The Struggle for Mastery over Space in Southern Africa - Rajen Harshe

Democracy and Decentralization in a New South Asian Order - Anirudha Gupta

Security, Ethnicity and Conflict in South Asia - Rakhahari Chatterji

A Study of Two Cases

Discord and Cooperation in India-Pakistan Relations - Sumit Ganguly