Readings in International Relations for Readings in International Relations

by Goldstein, Joshua S.; Pevehouse, Jon C. W.

• ISBN13: 9780321356192
• ISBN10: 0321356195
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-20
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Readings in International Relationspairs writings on international relations theory with writings on current events to help students explore the relationship between concept and application. Covering the key topics discussed in many international relations courses, this text offers generous excerpts of classic and contemporary theory readings followed by real world examples that support or challenge them. Designed to provide students with a more relevant and critical introduction to the fieldrs"s original scholarship,Readings in International Relationsnot only features broad theoretical and topical diversity, it demonstrates how the field explains and is informed by headlines in the news.

Author Biography

Joshua S. Goldstein is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at American University, Nonresident Sadat Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland's CIDCM, and Research Scholar in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Jon C. Pevehouse is Associate Professor at the Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

Understanding International Relations	p. 1
International Relations: One World, Many Theories	p. 3
Globalization: What's New? What's Not? (And So What?)	p. 11
Power Politics	p. 9
A Realist Theory of International Politics	p. 21
George W. Bush, Idealist	p. 31
Alternatives to Power Politics	p. 44
International Systems: Vicious Circles and Virtuous Circles	p. 47
Gender, Globalization and New Threats to Human Security	p. 62
Foreign Policy	p. 69
Conceptual Models and the Cuban Missile Crisis	p. 71
Beyond the Pale: The Bureaucratic Politics of United States Policy in Mexico	p. 96
International Conflict	p. 111
The Security Dilemma and Ethnic Conflict	p. 114
Seeing Baghdad, Thinking Saigon	p. 128
Military Force and Terrorism	p. 135
Behind the Curve: Globalization and International Terrorism	p. 138
The Privatization of Security: Lessons from Iraq	p. 154
International Organizations, Law, and Human Rights	p. 164
Power and International Law	p. 167
Darfur and the Genocide Debate	p. 180
International Trade	p. 187
Three Ideologies of International Political Economy	p. 189
WTO Agriculture Negotiations: Implications for the Global South	p. 204
Money and Business	p. 213
International Monetary Relations	p. 216
Transnational Corporations: International Citizens or New Sovereigns?	p. 233
International Integration	p. 244
Functionalism	p. 246
A Too Perfect Union? Why Europe Said No	p. 260
Environment and Population	p. 266
On the Threshold: Environmental Changes as Causes of Acute Conflict	p. 269
Russia, the Sick Man of Europe	p. 280
The North-South Gap	p. 289
Dependent Capitalist Development in Latin America	p. 292
Bridging the Gender Gap to Promote Economic Aid and Social Development	p. 298
International Development	p. 307
How to Help Poor Countries	p. 310
The Shifting Politics of Foreign Aid	p. 319
Credits	p. 332
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