Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics

by Sørensen, Georg; Møller, Jørgen

• ISBN13: 9780198899730
• ISBN10: 0198899734
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780198900399
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-01-09
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics provides students with a complete understanding of theory and how it applies to the real world. With comprehensive coverage of all major classical and contemporary theories and approaches, the text focuses on the connections between theory and current issues in international relations.

Author Biography

Georg Sørensen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Aarhus,Jørgen Møller, Professor of Political Science at the University of Aarhus

Georg Sørensen is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Aarhus.

Jørgen Møller is Professor of Political Science at the University of Aarhus.

Table of Contents

1. What is International Relations and Global Politics and Why Study it?Part 1 Major IR Theories and Approaches2. Realism3. Liberalism4. International Society5. International Political Economy: Marxism and its Competitors6. Social ConstructivismPart 2 Major GP Theories and Approaches7. Post-structuralism8. Postcolonialism9. Feminism and Queer Theory10. Green Theory, the Environment, and Climate ChangePart 3 Theory Meets the Real World: Issues and Policy11. Issue: Politics, Economics and Power12. Issue: Development and Underdevelopment13. Issue: What is Economic Globalization and Who Benefits?14. Issue: International Terrorism15. Issue: Religion in World Politics: A Clash of Civilizations?16. Foreign Policy17. The Big Question: World Order or World Chaos?