Issues in World Politics, Third Edition

by White, Brian; Smith, Michael; Little, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781403946119
• ISBN10: 1403946116
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-07
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

Well established in its first two editions as the leading text in the field, Issues in World Politics takes a truly global perspective on the major challenges in twenty-first century international relations. Systematically revised and updated throughout with the addition of a major new chapter on international terrorism by Tim Dunne, the third edition provides an ideal introduction to the key challenges for a fast changing world.

Author Biography

Brian White is Professor of International Relations and Politics, Warwick University. Richard Little is Professor of Politics, University of Bristol. Michael Smith is Professor of European Studies, Loughborough University.

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Maps	ix
Preface	xi
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms	xii
Notes on the Contributors	xv
1 Issues in World Politics	1	(17)
Brian White, Richard Little and Michael Smith
The end of the Cold War and a new global agenda?	3	(2)
Issues and problems	5	(1)
Issues, agendas and agenda-setting	6	(2)
Types of issues	8	(3)
The significance of issues in world politics	11	(2)
The management of issues in world politics	13	(2)
Selection of issues and key questions	15	(3)
2 States and Statehood	18	(21)
Mark Webber
The nature of statehood: organization and practice	21	(3)
Statehood as a problem in world politics	24	(4)
Statehood, the end of the Cold War and 9/11	28	(8)
Statehood and contemporary world politics	36	(2)
Guide to further reading	38	(1)
3 Trade, Money and Markets	39	(19)
Alan Russell
Economic interdependence: a set of issues	40	(1)
The scope and intensity of economic interdependence	41	(4)
General problems of economic interdependence	45	(3)
Putting issues of economic interdependence on the international agenda	48	(3)
Unipolarity, globalization and economic interdependence	51	(2)
Managing global economic interdependence	53	(3)
Economic interdependence and contemporary world politics	56	(1)
Guide to further reading	57	(1)
4 Regions and Regionalism	58	(20)
Michael Smith
Regions and regionalism: characteristics and driving forces	59	(6)
Problems of regionalism	65	(4)
Regions, regionalism and the international agenda	69	(2)
Regionalism in the contemporary world	71	(3)
Managing regionalism	74	(1)
Regions and regionalism: implications for world politics	75	(1)
Guide to further reading	76	(2)
5 Development and Inequality	78	(18)
Caroline Thomas and Melvyn Reader
Issues of development and inequality	80	(2)
The general problem of development and inequality	82	(2)
Development and inequality on the international agenda	84	(5)
Development and inequality in the post-Cold War era	89	(1)
Managing issues of development and inequality	90	(3)
Development, inequality and world politics	93	(2)
Guide to further reading	95	(1)
6 Arms and Arms Control	96	(22)
Joanna Spear
The significance of arms and arms control issues	97	(11)
General problems of arms and weapons-related issues	108	(1)
Arms and arms control on the international agenda	109	(3)
International control mechanisms	112	(5)
Arms, arms control and contemporary world politics	117	(1)
Guide to further reading	117	(1)
7 Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Intervention	118	(19)
Michael Pugh
Peace support measures in world politics	118	(5)
Agendas after the Cold War	123	(2)
Critical issues in peace support operations	125	(8)
International management	133	(2)
Peacekeeping and contemporary world politics	135	(1)
Guide to further reading	136	(1)
8 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict	137	(18)
Stephen Ryan
Ethnicity as an issue	140	(1)
General problems of nationalism and ethnic conflict	141	(2)
Putting ethno-nationalist conflict on the international agenda	143	(1)
How has unipolarity and globalization affected the form in which the issue is presented?	144	(2)
Managing ethnic conflict	146	(6)
Nationalism, ethnic conflict and contemporary world politics	152	(2)
Guide to further reading	154	(1)
9 Religion	155	(18)
Jeff Haynes
The impact of religion on world politics	155	(1)
Religion and globalization	156	(2)
Religion in contemporary world politics	158	(2)
Why has religion appeared as an issue on the world agenda?	160	(1)
Are hostile religious and cultural actors a threat to the West's security?	161	(4)
Al Qaeda: anti-Western Islamic militancy	165	(4)
Conclusion	169	(3)
Guide to further reading	172	(1)
10 Migration and Refugees	173	(21)
Sita Bali
Migration as an international issue	173	(2)
People on the move	175	(2)
New patterns of migration	177	(2)
The pros and cons of migration	179	(8)
Putting migration and refugees on the international agenda	187	(2)
The loss of asylum	189	(1)
Institutional responses to migration and refugees	190	(2)
Migration and contemporary world politics	192	(1)
Guide to further reading	193	(1)
11 Environment	194	(21)
John Vogler
International awareness: from Stockholm to Rio	194	(3)
The rising profile of environmental issues	197	(6)
The role of international cooperation	203	(2)
Getting on the international agenda	205	(1)
Environmental issues after the Cold War	206	(1)
Managing environmental problems	207	(4)
The environment and contemporary world politics	211	(2)
Guide to further reading	213	(2)
12 Media and Communications Technology	215	(20)
Susan Carruthers
Media and state power	217	(7)
Media as 'actors' in world politics	224	(4)
Media imperialism	228	(2)
A global culture?	230	(3)
Conclusion	233	(1)
Guide to further reading	234	(1)
13 Transnational Crime and Corruption	235	(22)
Phil Williams
Transnational crime and corruption as an issue in world politics	237	(2)
Problems of crime and corruption	239	(2)
Crime and corruption on the international agenda: key concepts	241	(5)
Crime and corruption after the Cold War	246	(1)
Managing crime and corruption: criminal organizations versus states	247	(8)
Crime, corruption and world politics	255	(1)
Guide to further reading	256	(1)
14 Terrorism	257	(17)
Tim Dunne
Terrorism: scope and definition	258	(3)
The significance of terrorism	261	(3)
'New terrorism' on the international agenda	264	(3)
Institutional responses to terrorism	267	(4)
Conclusions and implications	271	(1)
Guide to further reading	272	(2)
15 Issues in World Politics Reviewed	274	(20)
Brian White, Richard Little and Michael Smith
The selection of issues	275	(2)
Links between issues	277	(2)
Issues and contemporary world politics	279	(13)
Conclusion	292	(2)
Bibliography	294	(20)
Index	314