World Politics

A crucial companion for your International Relations course

Helping you to successfully navigate the exciting and complex field of global politics, this book gives you a clear overview of the field and will make sure you get the most out of your course.

In the book:

• Chapters on every key area, from liberalism to law, from history to human rights and from terrorism to transnational actors
• New chapters on Migration and Feminist Theory
• New case studies including on Donald Trump and the refugee crisis
• "How to Impress your Examiner" boxes in every chapter with hints on what to do to get those top marks
• Reflection boxes in every chapter to help you flex your analytic skills and get discussions with your fellow students going
• Plenty to help you master theory, with a range of dedicated theory chapters, concept boxes included throughout, and lots of case studies so you can see how theories apply to the real world
• Annotated reading lists and pointers to online resources, making it easy to delve into topics further

Autorentext

Jeffrey Haynes, the author of more than 40 books, is a professor of politics and director of the Centre for the Study of Religion, Conflict and Cooperation at London metropolitan University, where he teaches courses on international relations

Zusammenfassung
A crucial companion for your International Relations course Helping you to successfully navigate the exciting and complex field of global politics, this book gives you a clear overview of the field and will make sure you get the most out of your course. In the book: Chapters on every key area, from liberalism to law, from history to human rights and from terrorism to transnational actors New chapters on Migration and Feminist Theory New case studies including on Donald Trump and the refugee crisis ';How to Impress your Examiner' boxes in every chapter with hints on what to do to get those top marks Reflection boxes in every chapter to help you flex your analytic skills and get discussions with your fellow students going Plenty to help you master theory, with a range of dedicated theory chapters, concept boxes included throughout, and lots of case studies so you can see how theories apply to the real world Annotated reading lists and pointers to online resources, making it easy to delve into topics further

Inhalt

Part I International Relations and Globalisation

1. International Relations and Globalisation
2. The Development of International Society
   Part II The History of Globalisation and International Relations
3. International Relations before the Second World War
4. International Relations after the Second World War
5. International Relations after the Cold War
   Part III IR Theories
6. Realism
7. Liberalism
8. Marxism and Neo-Marxism
9. Neo-Realism and Neo-Liberalism
10. Critical Theory
11. Social Constructivism
12. Feminist Theory and Gender in IR
    Part IV International structures
13. International Organizations and Transnational Actors
14. The United Nations
15. International Law
16. Regionalism
    Part V Global Issues
17. International Security Studies
18. International Political Economy
19. Human Rights
20. The Natural Environment
21. Development, Poverty and Inequality
22. Migration
23. New Wars
24. Nuclear Deterrence and Proliferation
25. Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Intervention
26. Terrorism and Political Violence
    Part VI The Future
27. Rising Powers
28. Conclusions and the Future of International Relations