Essentials of International Relations (8th edition 2019)

Cover (Essentials of International Relations)
Front Matter
	Title Page
	Copyright
	Brief Contents
	Contents
	Figures, Tables, and Maps
	About the Authors
	Preface
1 - Approaches to International Relations
	Thinking Theoretically
	Developing the Answers
	In Sum: Making Sense of International Relations
2 - The Historical Context of Contemporary International Relations
	The Emergence of the Westphalian System
	Europe in the Nineteenth Century
	The Interwar Years and World War II
	The Cold War
	The Immediate Post?Cold War Era
	The New Millennium: The First Two Decades
	In Sum: Learning from History
3 - International Relations Theories
	Thinking Theoretically
	Components of International Relations Theories
	Realism
	Liberalism
	Constructivism
	The Radical Perspective
	Feminist Critiques of IR Theory
	Theory in Action: Analyzing the 2014 (and Beyond) Russia-Ukraine Conflict
	In Sum: Seeing the World through Theoretical Lenses
4 - Levels of Analysis
	The International System
	The State
	The Individual
	In Sum: Seeing the World through Different Levels of Analysis
5 - The State and the Tools of Statecraft
	The State and the Nation
	Tools of Statecraft
	Models of Foreign Policy Decision Making
	Democracies, Autocracies, and Foreign Policy
	Challenges to the State
	In Sum: The Centrality of States
6 - War and Security
	Military Security and War
	What Is War?
	Types of War
	The Causes of War
	Preventing War and Managing State Security
	?Laws of War? and State Security
	In Sum: International and State Security Today
7 - International Cooperation and International Law
	International Cooperation
	International Law
	In Sum: The Centrality of Cooperation
8 - International Political Economy
	The Evolution of the International Economy: Ideas and Institutions
	How the Globalized Economy Works Today
	Economic Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
	In Sum: From the Economy to Other Institutions of Cooperation
9 - Intergovernmental Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations
	Intergovernmental Organizations
	Nongovernmental Organizations
	Do IGOs and NGOs Make a Difference?
	In Sum: IGOs and NGOs Respond to New Issues of the Twenty-First Century
10 - Human Rights
	Religious, Philosophical, and Historical Foundations
	Human Rights as Emerging International Responsibility
	States as Protectors of Human Rights
	The Role of the International Community?IGOs and NGOs
	Specific Human Rights Issues
	Women?s Rights as Human Rights: The Globalization of Women?s Rights
	The Debate over Humanitarian Intervention and R2P
	Contending Perspectives on Responding to Human Rights Abuses
	In Sum: From Human Rights to Human Security
11 - Human Security: Migration, Global Health, and the Environment
	Human Security in a Globalized and Transnational World
	Migration
	Health?Protecting Individuals in the Global Commons
	The Environment?Protecting the Global Commons
	The Impact of Human Security Issues on International Relations Practice and Theory
	Will Transnational Issues Lead to Global Governance?
	In Sum: Changing Your World
Notes
Glossary
Credits
Index