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.

Brian White is Professor of International Relations and Politics, Staffordshire University.

Richard Little is Professor of Politics, University of Bristol.

Michael Smith is Professor of European Studies, Loughborough University.

List of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Maps

ix

Preface

xi

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

xiii

Notes on the Contributors

xvii

Issues in World Politics

1

(15)

Brian White

Richard Little

Michael Smith

The end of the Cold War and a new global agenda?

2

(2)

Issues and problems

4

(1)

Issues, agendas and agenda-setting

5

(1)

Types of issues

6

(3)

The significance of issues in world politics

9

(2)

The management of issues in world politics

11

(3)

Selection of issues and key questions

14

(2)

States and Statehood

16

(19)

Mark Webber

The nature of statehood: organization and practice

18

(3)

Statehood as a problem in world politics

21

(4)

Statehood and the post-Cold War World

25

(7)

Statehood and contemporary world politics

32

(3)

Trade, Money and Markets

35

(20)

Alan Russell

Economic interdependence: a set of issues

36

(1)

The scope and intensity of economic interdependence

37

(3)

General problems of economic interdependence

40

(4)

Putting issues of economic interdependence on the international agenda

44

(3)

Economic interdependence and the end of the Cold War

47

(2)

Managing global economic interdependence

49

(4)

Economic interdependence and contemporary world politics

53

(2)

Regions and Regionalism

55

(19)

Michael Smith

Regions and regionalism: characteristics and driving forces

55

(7)

Problems of regionalism

62

(4)

Regions, regionalism and the international agenda

66

(2)

Regionalism in the post-Cold War World

68

(3)

Managing regionalism

71

(1)

Regions and regionalism: implications for world politics

72

(2)

Development and Inequality

74

(19)

Caroline Thomas

Melvyn Reader

Issues of development and inequality

75

(4)

The general problem of development and inequality

79

(3)

Development and inequality on the international agenda

82

(5)

Development and inequality in the post Cold War era

87

(1)

Managing issues of development and inequality

88

(2)

Development, inequality and world politics

90

(3)

Arms and Arms Control

93

(20)

Joanna Spear

Fiona Robertson-Snape

The significance of arms and arms control issues

93

(9)

General problems of arms and weapons-related issues

102

(2)

Arms and arms control on the international agenda

104

(3)

International control mechanisms

107

(4)

Arms, arms control and contemporary world politics

111

(2)

Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Intervention

113

(20)

Michael Pugh

Peace-support measures as an issue in world politics

115

(3)

Agenda-setting and form of presentation after the Cold War

118

(2)

Contextual problems of peace-support operations

120

(8)

International management

128

(3)

Peace support and contemporary world politics

131

(2)

Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict

133

(20)

Stephen Ryan

Ethnicity as an issue

135

(3)

General problems of nationalism and ethnic conflict

138

(1)

Putting ethno-nationalist conflict on the international agenda

139

(2)

Nationalism, ethnic conflict and the end of the Cold War

141

(1)

Managing ethnic conflict

142

(5)

Nationalism, ethnic conflict and contemporary world politics

147

(6)

Religion

153

(18)

Jeff Haynes

The impact of religion on world politics

153

(1)

Religion and globalization

154

(2)

Religion in contemporary world politics

156

(2)

Why has religion appeared as an issue on the world agenda?

158

(2)

Are hostile religious and cultural actors a threat to the West's security?

160

(9)

Conclusion

169

(2)

Migration and Refugees

171

(20)

Sita Bali

Migration as an international issue

171

(2)

People on the move

173

(2)

New patterns of migration

175

(2)

The pros and cons of migration

177

(7)

Putting migration and refugees on the international agenda

184

(2)

Institutional responses to migration and refugees

186

(2)

Migration and contemporary world politics

188

(3)

Environment and Natural Resources

191

(21)

John Vogler

International awareness: from Stockholm to Rio

192

(2)

The rising profile of environmental issues

194

(7)

The role of international cooperation

201

(2)

Getting on the international agenda

203

(1)

Environmental issues after the Cold War

204

(1)

Managing environmental problems

205

(4)

The environment and contemporary world politics

209

(3)

Media and Communications Technology

212

(20)

Susan Carruthers

Media and state power

214

(5)

Media as `actors' in world politics

219

(5)

Media as agents of `cultural transmission'

224

(4)

Media, citizens and `subjectivity'

228

(2)

Conclusion

230

(2)

Transnational Crime and Corruption

232

(20)

Phil Williams

Transnational crime and corruption as an issue in world politics

233

(2)

Problems of crime and corruption

235

(2)

Crime and corruption on the international agenda: key concepts

237

(4)

Crime and corruption after the Cold War

241

(1)

Managing crime and corruption: criminal organizations versus states

242

(7)

Crime, corruption and world politics

249

(3)

Issues in World Politics Reviewed

252

(18)

Brian White

Richard Little

Michael Smith

The selection of issues

253

(2)

Links between issues

255

(1)

Issues and contemporary world politics

256

(12)

Conclusion

268

(2)

Bibliography

270

(21)

Index

291

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