Global Politics in the 21st Century
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Paperback Small Quarto, 9/16/2013
EAN 9780521756532, ISBN10: 0521756537
Paperback, 575 pages, 24.6 x 18.9 x 3 cm
Language: English
Objective, critical, optimistic, and with a global focus, this textbook combines international relations theory, history, up-to-date research, and current affairs to give students a comprehensive, unbiased understanding of international politics. It integrates theory and traditional approaches with globalization and research on such topics as terrorism, new economic superpowers, and global communications and social networking to offer unusual breadth and depth for an undergraduate course. The text is enhanced by box features and 'Close Up' sections with context and further information; 'Critical Case Studies' highlighting controversial and complex current affairs that show how the world works in practice; and questions to stimulate discussion, review key concepts, and encourage further study. Unlike any other textbook, Global Politics in the 21st Century demonstrates the significance and interconnectivity of globalization and new security challenges in the twenty-first century and illuminates the role of leadership in transnational crises.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Detailed table of contents
Part I. Foundations of Global Politics
1. Introduction to global politics
2. Global history
the making of the twenty-first century
3. Competing theories, methods, and intellectual debates about global politics
Part II. Institutions and Actors in Global Politics
4. Modern states, power, leaders, and decisions in global politics
5. The global system
great and middle powers
6. Global governance in transition
international law and intergovernmental institutions
7. Politics beyond the state I
non-state actors and communications
8. Politics beyond the state II
identity – ethnicity, nationalism, and religion
Part III. Global Conflict and War
9. War
causes, conduct, and consequences
10. Civil wars, insurgencies, and counterinsurgencies
11. Terrorism and counter-terrorism
Part IV. The Politics of Global Economics
12. Global economics and governance
13. Global inequality
winners and losers
Part V. Global Problems and Prospects
14. Human rights
law, institutions, and abuses
15. Global threats
environment, energy, demographic, and health issues
16. Crises in global politics.
'Global Politics in the 21st Century is an impressive book that successfully conveys the complexity of this subject to a wide audience. An essential argument, which plays a role throughout, is that the context of world history shapes what is seen today. This manuscript offers a splendid synthesis of scholarship in the field of international relations. I am aware of no other work that attempts such a comprehensive integration of research and puts it forward so clearly. This book is essential reading for everyone with an interest in international relations.' Patrick James, Dornsife Dean's Professor, University of Southern California
'Robert Jackson has written a lucid and astonishingly wide-ranging analysis of the history and practice of international affairs. This is an ideal textbook for students who want a comprehensive synthesis and assessment of the major trends in world affairs.' Philip Towle, University of Cambridge