Understanding international relations

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface to the Third Edition......Page 9
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 11
Preface to the First Edition......Page 13
List of Abbreviations......Page 17
1 Introduction: Defining International Relations......Page 20
Perspectives and theories......Page 26
Conclusion......Page 34
Introduction......Page 38
Liberal internationalism and the origins of the discipline......Page 39
The 'realist' critique of liberal internationalism......Page 43
The post-war synthesis......Page 47
International Relations and the behavioural sciences......Page 50
Challenges to the realist synthesis......Page 52
Pluralism and complex interdependence......Page 54
Introduction: rational choice theory and its critics......Page 59
From realism to neorealism......Page 60
From neorealism to neoliberalism......Page 64
Constructivism and the 'English School'......Page 67
Critical, poststructuralist and 'postmodern' international thought......Page 71
Conclusion......Page 77
The state and International Relations......Page 82
Foreign and domestic policy: the 'decision' as focus......Page 88
Conclusion: from foreign policy to power......Page 96
Introduction: statecraft, influence and power......Page 99
Dimensions of power......Page 100
Power, fear and insecurity......Page 110
Conclusion: managing insecurity......Page 113
Introduction......Page 116
The balance of power......Page 117
The political conception of war......Page 122
War in the twentieth century......Page 125
Conclusion: the end of state-centric International Relations?......Page 130
Introduction: sovereignty, anarchy and global governance......Page 135
Functionalism......Page 137
Integration theory, federalism and neofunctionalism......Page 141
Global economic institutions: Bretton Woods and after......Page 144
International regimes and regime theory......Page 148
Global governance and (collective) security......Page 152
Introduction......Page 160
The growth of the world economy......Page 161
Problems and perspectives......Page 164
Structuralism......Page 170
The new global economy......Page 175
The end of the South?......Page 178
Introduction......Page 183
A new economy?......Page 184
Neoliberalism and its critics......Page 186
New global problems – 'Westfailure'?......Page 191
Global civil society?......Page 197
Introduction......Page 204
Politics in industrial societies......Page 205
Identity politics post-1989......Page 209
Globalization and postindustrial society......Page 212
Democracy promotion, Asian values and the 'clash of civilizations'......Page 216
Pluralism and international society......Page 220
Conclusion......Page 222
Introduction......Page 226
Universal human rights......Page 227
Rights and international law......Page 232
Humanitarian intervention......Page 240
Conclusion......Page 247
An American century – again?......Page 251
Ideology and US strategic doctrine......Page 256
The significance of 9/11......Page 259
The United States and Europe: Mars and Venus?......Page 261
America, the war on terror and the non-Western world......Page 264
Empire?......Page 267
World order in the twenty-first century......Page 269
Bibliography......Page 274
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D......Page 306
G......Page 307
I......Page 308
L......Page 309
N......Page 310
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U......Page 312
Z......Page 313