International relations

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
To the Student
A Note on Nomenclature
Part One: Studying International Relations
	Chapter 1 Introduction
		The Study of IR and Daily Life
		Actors and Influences
		The Power of Information
		Global Geography
		History
	Chapter 2 Realist Approaches
		Theoretical Approaches in International Relations
		Realism
		Power
		Rationality
		The International System
		Strategy
		The Economic Variant of Realism
	Chapter 3 Liberal Approaches
		Alternatives to Realism
		Liberal Pluralism
		Neoliberal Institutionalism
		Constructivism
		Peace Studies
		Economic Liberalism
	Chapter 4 Critical Approaches
		Diversity and Power
		Marxist Thought
		Feminism
		Postmodernism
Part Two: International Security
	Chapter 5 Foreign Policy
		Making Foreign Policy
		Models of Decision-Making: The Rational Actor Model
		Models of Decision-Making: The Organizational Process and Bureaucratic Politics Models
		Models of Decision-Making: Elite Analysis and Instrumental Marxism
	Chapter 6 International Conflict
		The Wars of the World
		The Causes of War
		Conflicts of Interest
		Conflicts of Ideas
	Chapter 7 Militaries and the Use of Force
		The Use of Force
		Conventional Forces
		Terrorism
		Weapons of Mass Destruction
		States and Militaries
		Control of Military Forces
Part Three: International Organizations and Law
	Chapter 8 International Organizations
		World Order
		Security Organizations
		Regional Organizations
		Global Organizations
		Nongovernmental Organizations
	Chapter 9 International Law
		The Evolution of World Order
		International Law
		Law and Sovereignty
		Human Rights
Part Four: International Political Economy
	Chapter 10 Trade
		From Security to Political Economy
		Markets
		Trade Strategies
		Trade Regimes
	Chapter 11 Money and Business
		Globalization and Finance
		The Currency System
		State Financial Positions
		Multinational Business
Part Five: North–South Issues and the Environment
	Chapter 12 The North–South Gap
		The State of the South
		Theories of Accumulation
		Imperialism
	Chapter 13 International Development
		What Is Development?
		Lessons
		North–South Capital Flows
		Foreign Assistance
	Chapter 14 Environment and Health
		Interdependence and the Environment
		Natural Resources
		Health
	Chapter 15 Postscript
		Studying International Relations in Canada: Relevant Links
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