WORLD POLITICS: Trend and Transformation

Cover
Brief Contents
Contents
Letter to Instructors
	New to this Edition
Letter to Students
Resources for Students and Instructors
	Students
	Instructors
	Instructor Companion Website for World Politics, Eighteenth Edition-for Instructors Only
	Cognero for World Politics, Eighteenth Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
	Dedication
Part I: Trend and Transformation in World Politics
	Chapter 1: Discovering World Politics
		Learning Objectives
		1-1 The Challenge of Investigating International Relations
		1-2 How Do Perceptions Influence Images of Global Reality?
		1-3 Key Concepts and Terms for Understanding World Politics
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
	Chapter 2: Interpreting World Politics Through the Lens of Theory
		Learning Objectives
		2-1 Theories and Change in World Politics
		2-2 Realism
		2-3 Liberalism
		2-4 Constructivism
		2-5 Alternative Theoretical Perspectives: Feminist and Marxist Critiques
		2-6 International Theory and
 the Global Future
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
	Chapter 3: Theories of International Decision Making
		Learning Objectives
		3-1 Foreign Policy Making in International Affairs
		3-2 Models of Decision Making by Transnational Actors
		3-3 The Domestic Determinants of Foreign Policy Decisions
		3-4 Global Influences on Foreign Policy
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
Part II: The World\'s Actors and Their Relationships
	Chapter 4: Great Power Relations and Rivalries
		Learning Objectives
		4-1 The Quest for World Leadership
		4-2 World War I
		4-3 World War II
		4-4 The Cold War
		4-5 The Post-Cold War Era
		4-6 Looking Ahead: What Does the Future Look Like for the Great Powers?
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
	Chapter 5: World Politics and the Global South
		Learning Objectives
		5-1 Colonial Origins and Consequences
		5-2 North and South Today: Worlds Apart
		5-3 Why Do Such Differences Persist?
		5-4 Closing the Gap? The Global South’s Prospects in a World of Great Powers
		5-5 The Global South’s Future
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
	Chapter 6: Nonstate Actors and the Quest for Global Community
		Learning Objectives
		6-1 Intergovernmental Organizations in World Politics
		6-2 Regional Intergovernmental Organizations
		6-3 Nongovernmental Organizations in World Politics
		6-4 Other Nonstate Actors
 on the Global Stage
		6-5 Nonstate Actors and the Future of World Politics
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
Part III: Confronting Violent Conflict
	Chapter 7: The Threat of Armed Conflict to the World
		Learning Objectives
		7-1 What Causes Armed Conflict?
		7-2 Frequency and Types of Armed Conflict
		7-3 Armed Conflict Within States
		7-4 Armed Conflict by Nonstate Actors
		7-5 Armed Conflict and Its Future
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
	Chapter 8: The Pursuit of Power Through Arms and Alliances
		Learning Objectives
		8-1 Power in World Politics
		8-2 Changes in Military Capabilities
		8-3 Military Strategies
		8-4 Realist Interpretations of Alliances in World Politics
		8-5 Realism and the Balancing of Power
		8-6 What Lies Ahead
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
	Chapter 9: The Quest for Peace Through International Law and Collective Security
		Learning Objectives
		9-1 Liberal and Constructivist Routes to International Peace
		9-2 Beating Swords Into Plowshares
		9-3 Maintaining Collective Security Through International Organizations
		9-4 Law at the International Level
		9-5 Legal and Diplomatic Responses to Armed Conflict
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
Part IV: Human Security, Prosperity, and Responsibility
	Chapter 10: The Globalization of International Finance
		Learning Objectives
		10-1 Interpreting Contemporary Economic Change
		10-2 Money Matters: The Transnational Exchange of Money
		10-3 Bretton Woods and Beyond
		10-4 Understanding Financial Crises
		10-5 Recovery and Reform: Challenges Facing Global Finance
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
	Chapter 11: International Trade in the  Global Marketplace
		Learning Objectives
		11-1 Globalization and Trade
		11-2 Contending Trade Strategies
		11-3 Trade and Global Politics
		11-4 The Fate of Free Trade
		11-5 Triumph or Trouble for the Global Economy
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
	Chapter 12: Dimensions of Globalization: Demographic Change and Human Connectivity
		Learning Objectives
		12-1 Population Change as a Global Challenge
		12-2 Global Migration Trends
		12-3 New Plagues? The Global Impact of Communicable Disease
		12-4 The Global Information Age
		12-5 Globalization and the Global Future
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
	Chapter 13: The Promotion of Human Development and Human Rights
		Learning Objectives
		13-1 Putting People into the Picture
		13-2 How Does Humanity Fare? The Human Condition Today
		13-3 Human Rights and the Protection of People
		13-4 Responding to Human Rights
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
	Chapter 14: Global Responsibility for the Preservation of the Environment
		Learning Objectives
		14-1 Framing the Ecological Debate
		14-2 Global Ecopolitical Challenges
		14-3 Toward Sustainability and Human Security
		14-4 Global Efforts toward Environmental Solutions
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Key Terms
		Suggested Readings and Resources
		Additional Resources
Part V: Thinking About the Future of World Politics
	Chapter 15: Looking Ahead at Global Trends and Transformations
		Learning Objectives
		15-1 Global Trends and Forecasts: Putting Yourself in the Picture
		15-2 The Global Predicament: Key Questions About a Turbulent World
		15-3 A New World Order or New World Disorder?
		Study. Apply. Analyze.
		Chapter Summary
		Suggested Readings and Resources
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index