Introduction to International Relations
eBook - ePub

Introduction to International Relations

Perspectives, Connections and Enduring Questions

  1. 648 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Introduction to International Relations

Perspectives, Connections and Enduring Questions

About this book

This bestselling introductory textbook provides a truly comprehensive and approachable guide to international affairs. Bringing together decades of combined experience in researching and teaching global politics from three acclaimed scholars, this book introduces you to the key concepts in international relations while equipping you with the tools to successfully analyse the rapidly changing world in which we live. Carefully and pedagogically structured, the book is driven by nuanced enduring questions to support active engagement with the subject matter. It covers everything from war and its causes to the pursuit of peace, the role of non-state actors on the world stage and transnational concerns such as climate change. Thought-provoking boxed features throughout highlight disparities between theory and practice, provide overviews of key research and make use of the influential levels-of-analysis framework. This third edition is completely updated throughout, including extensive coverage of the latest advances in international relations scholarship and supported by a wealth of contemporary case examples. The text is supported by a rich companion website with study guides, instructor resources and interactive exercises to allow you to consider complicated political decisions for yourself. Introduction to International Relations is the ultimate companion for undergraduate students of politics and international relations in need of an exciting and rigorous introduction to the subject.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Contents
  5. List of Features
  6. List of Illustrative Material
  7. About the Authors
  8. Preface to the Third Edition
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Tour of the Book
  11. Online Teaching and Learning Resources
  12. 1 Understanding International Relations
  13. I FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  14. 2 The Emergence of a Global System of States, 1500–Today
  15. 3 Theories of International Relations
  16. 4 The Analysis of Foreign Policy
  17. 5 Framing International Relations: The Role of Laws and Organizations
  18. II WAR AND PEACE: AN INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY STUDIES
  19. 6 War and Its Causes
  20. 7 Pathways to Interstate Peace
  21. 8 Modern Technology, the Use of Force and the Practice of International Relations
  22. III WEALTH AND POWER: AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
  23. 9 International Economics: Basic Theory and Core Institutions
  24. 10 States and Markets in the World Economy
  25. 11 Dilemmas of Development
  26. IV CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES AND THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  27. 12 Non-State Actors and Challenges to Sovereignty
  28. 13 The Natural Environment and International Relations
  29. 14 Facing the Future: Six Visions of an Emerging International Order
  30. Glossary
  31. References
  32. Index
  33. eCopyright