Issues in 21st Century World Politics

by Beeson, Mark; Bisley, Nick

• ISBN13: 9780230362871
• ISBN10: 0230362877
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-04-18
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Fully revised, the second edition of this popular text provides an incisive and accessible survey of the key issues in world politics. Written by an international team of experts, the text includes new chapters on the media and international law, as well as updated chapters on pressing issues such as climate change and resource security.

Author Biography

MARK BEESON is Winthrop Professor in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Western Australia and formerly Professor of International Relations, University of Birmingham, UK.

NICK BISLEY is Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University, Australia.

Table of Contents

Issues in 21st Century World Politics: An Introduction - Mark Beeson and Nick Bisley
Emerging Powers and the Changing Global Landscape - Nick Bisley
Globalization and Statehood - Philip G. Cerny
Governing the Global Economy: Multilateral Economic Institutions - Richard Higgot
Regions and Regionalism in World Politics - Shaun Breslin
Global Financial Crises - Timothy J. Sinclair
Ways of War in the 21st Century - Caroline Kennedy and Thomas Waldman
Peace-keeping Operations and Humanitarian Intervention - Alex J. Bellamy
Transnational Terrorism - Andrew Phillips
New Forms of Security and the Challenge for Human Security - Edward Newman 
Inequality and Underdevelopment - Ray Kiely
Population Movement and its Impact on World Politics - Anne Hammerstad
Climate Change and the Politics of the Global Environment - Neil Carter
Energy Security and World Politics - Amelia Hadfield
Nationalism and Ethnicity - Richard W. Mansbach
Gendering World Politics in the 21st Century - Rahel Kunz and Marianne H. Marchand
Democracy and Democratic Change - William Case
International Law, Justice and World Politics - Aidan Hehir
Media and World Politics - Peter van Onselen
After Neoliberalism: Varieties of Capitalism in World Politics - Mark Beeson
Conclusion: Paradoxes, Problems, Prospects - Mark Beeson and Nick Bisley