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9780230594517

Issues in 21st Century World Politics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230594517

  • ISBN10:

    0230594514

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-05-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

This book provides a major new introduction, written by a team of leading experts, to the key issues that shape the nature of the international system and global politics in the twenty-first century.

Author Biography

MARK BEESON is Professor of International Relations at the University of Birmingham, UK. NICK BISLEY is Associate Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, Australia.

Table of Contents

PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
Globalization and Statehood
Regionalism
The Decline of the West and the Rise of the Rest?
Climate Change and the Politics of the Environment
Nationalism
Gender matters
Democracy and Democratization
PART II: , CONFLICT AND SECURITY
Old and new wars
The new world of security
Transnational Terrorism
Peace-keeping and humanitarian intervention
Resource Security
PART III: GLOBAL ECONOMY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
The Washington Consensus vs. state capitalism
Financial Crises
Multilateral Economic Institutions
Inequality and Underdevelopment
Migration and Population Movement

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