The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Brief Contents
Detailed Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
New to this edition
How to use the learning features
How to use the online resources
List of case studies
About the contributors
World map
Part One: International relations in a global era
	Introduction: From international politics to world politics
		From international politics to world politics
		The study of International Relations
		Theories of world politics
		Theories and globalization
		Globalization: myth or reality?
	1: Globalization and global politics
		Introduction
		Making sense of globalization
		The crisis of globalization and the liberal world order
		Globalization and the transformation of world politics
		Conclusion
Part Two: The historical context
	2: The rise of modern international order
		Introduction
		Historical international orders
		How did modern international order emerge?
		The consequences of the global transformation
		Conclusion
	3: International history of the twentieth century
		Introduction
		Modern total war
		End of empire
		Cold war
		Conclusion
	4: From the end of the cold war to a new world dis-order?
		Introduction
		The United States: managing the unipolar ‘moment’
		After the USSR: Yeltsin to Putin
		Europe: rise and decline?
		A new Asian century?
		A new Global South
		From 9/11 to the Arab Spring
		From Obama to Trump
		Conclusion
	5: Rising powers and the emerging global order
		Introduction
		The post-cold war order
		The US order under challenge
		Three questions about the power of rising powers
		Debating the impact of rising powers on international relations
		Beyond the BRICS
		Conclusion: rising states and the globalization of world politics
Part Three: Theories of world politics
	6: Liberal internationalism
		Introduction and context
		Founding ideas of nineteenth-century liberal internationalism
		Internationalism and institutionalism: peace through law
		The challenges confronting liberal internationalism
		Conclusion: incomplete, but indispensable, internationalism
	7: Marxist theories of international relations
		Introduction
		The essential elements of Marxist theories of world politics
		Marx internationalized: from imperialism to world-systems theory
		Gramscianism
		Critical theory
		New Marxism
		Conclusion
	8: Realism
		Introduction
		Realism in context
		One realism, or many?
		The essential realism
		Conclusion
	9: Feminism
		Introduction
		What is feminism?
		What is feminist international relations theory?
		Gender and power
		Four feminist international relations theories
		Conclusion
	10: Postcolonial and decolonial approaches
		Introduction
		What are postcolonial and decolonial approaches?
		Where did postcolonial and decolonial ideas come from?
		What are the main ideas underpinning postcolonial and decolonial thought?
		Postcolonial and decolonial approaches to studying world politics
		Decolonization: the struggle continues?
		Conclusion
	11: Poststructuralism
		Introduction
		Studying the social world
		Poststructuralism as a political philosophy
		Deconstructing state sovereignty
		Identity and foreign policy
		Conclusion
	12: Social constructivism
		Introduction
		The rise of constructivism
		Constructivism
		Constructivism and global change
		Conclusion
	13: International ethics
		Introduction
		The study of ethics: methods
		Global justice, poverty, and starvation
		Just war tradition
		Conclusion
Part Four: Structures and processes
	14: War and world politics
		Introduction
		Defining war
		War: international and global
		Clausewitz’s philosophy of war
		War, state, and society in the West
		War, state, and society in the Global South
		Conclusion
	15: International and global security
		Introduction
		What is security?
		The traditional approach to national security
		Alternative approaches
		Globalization and the return of geopolitics
		Conclusion
	16: Global political economy
		Introduction
		Approaches to IPE
		What drives globalization?
		Who wins and who loses from globalization?
		The future of globalization
		Conclusion
	17: Gender
		Introduction
		Sex and gender in international perspective
		Global gender relations
		Gendering global politics
		Gendering global security
		Gendering the global economy
		Conclusion
	18: Race in world politics
		Introduction
		Histories of race in world politics
		Thinking through race
		Contemporary manifestations of race in world politics
		Conclusion
	19: International law
		Introduction
		Order and institutions
		The modern institution of international law
		From international to supranational law?
		The laws of war
		Theoretical approaches to international law
		Conclusion
	20: International organizations in world politics
		Introduction
		What are international organizations?
		Why are international organizations important?
		Why do states create Ios?
		How can we analyse IO behaviour?
		Conclusion
	21: The United Nations
		Introduction
		A brief history of the United Nations and its principal organs
		The United Nations and the maintenance of international peace and security
		The United Nations and economic and social questions
		Conclusion
	22: NGOs in world politics
		Introduction
		What are NGOs?
		The growing importance of TNGOs
		Conclusion
	23: Regionalism in international affairs
		Introduction
		Regional cooperation and regional integration
		Regional cooperation in a global context
		The process of European integration
		Conclusion
Part Five: International issues
	24: Environmental issues
		Introduction
		Environmental issues on the international agenda: a brief history
		The functions of international environmental cooperation
		Climate change
		The environment and international relations theory
		Conclusion
	25: Refugees and forced migration
		Introduction
		Concept production and the politics of international protection
		Types of forced migration
		The international refugee regime and institutionalized racism
		Conclusion
	26: Poverty, hunger, and development
		Introduction
		Poverty
		Hunger
		Development
		Conclusion
	27: Global trade and global finance
		Introduction
		The globalization of trade and finance
		The regulation of global trade
		The regulation of global finance
		Conclusion
	28: Terrorism and globalization
		Introduction
		Definitions
		Terrorism: from transnational to global phenomenon (1968–2001)
		Terrorism: the impact of globalization
		Globalization, technology, and terrorism
		Combating terrorism
		Conclusion
	29: Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
		Introduction
		WMD technology and its spread
		Theoretical debates about nuclear proliferation
		Evolution of non-proliferation efforts
		Conclusion
	30: Nationalism, national self-determination, and international relations
		Introduction
		Nationalism, nation-states, and global politics
		The changing meanings of NSD since 1918
		Conclusion
	31: Human rights
		Introduction
		The global human rights structure
		The core assumptions on which human rights are based
		Doing human rights advocacy
		Conclusion
	32: Humanitarian intervention in world politics
		Introduction
		The case for humanitarian intervention
		The case against humanitarian intervention
		The 1990s: a golden era of humanitarian activism?
		The responsibility to protect (RtoP)
		Conclusion
Glossary
References
Index