John T. Rourke / Mark A Boyer

International Politics on the World Stage Brief with Powerweb

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Invites students and instructors to explore international relations, and its challenges in a straightforward, accessible way. A hallmark of the text is its position that international relations do matter to students, and that the individual can have an impact on international relations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Revised
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 187mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 757g
• ISBN-13: 9780073018003
• ISBN-10: 0073018007
• Artikelnr.: 21591500

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 - Thinking and Caring About World Politics The Importance of
Studying World Politics World Politics and Your Finances World Politics and
Your Living Space World Politics and Your Life Can We Make a Difference?
The World Tomorrow: Two Roads Diverge Realism and Liberalism: Some Travel
Notes on Two Roads The Nature of Politics: Realism and Liberalism The Roles
of Power and Principles: Realism and Liberalism Prospects for Competition
and Cooperation: Realism and Liberalism Assessing Reality: Reality and
Liberalism How to Study World Politics Political Scientists and World
Politics Chapter Summary Chapter 2 - The Evolution of World Politics The
Evolving World System: Early Development Ancient Greece and Rome After the
Fall of Rome, A.D. 476 to 1700 The 18th and 19th Centuries The Evolving
World System: The 21st Century The Cold War and the Bipolar System The 21st
Century: The Genesis of a New System The Structure of Power in the 21st
Century Security in the 21st Century Global Economics in the 21st Century
Quality of Life in the 21st Century Chapter Summary Chapter 3 - Level of
Analysis System-Level Analysis Structural Characteristics Power
Relationships in the International System Economic Patterns in the
Political System Norms of Behavior in the International System State-Level
Analysis Making Foreign Policy: Type of Government, Situation, and Policy
Making Foreign Policy: Political Culture Foreign Policy-Making Actors
Individual-Level Analysis Humans as a Species Organizational Behavior
Leaders and Their Individual Traits Chapter Summary Nationalism: The
Traditional Orientation Understanding Nations, Nationalism, and
Nation-States Nations, Nationalism, and Nation-States Defined The Rise of
Ascendancy of Nationalism Nationalism in Practice: Issues and Evaluation
Nation-States: More Myth than Reality Nationalism: Builder and Destroyer
Self-Determination as a Goal Nationalism and the Future The Recent Past and
Present of Nationalism The Future of Nationalism Chapter Summary Chapter 5
- Globalization and Transnationalism: The Alternative Orientation
Globalization Globalization of Communications and Transportation Economic
Globalization Cultural Globalization Transnationalism Postmodernism
Constructivism Feminism Transnationalism in Action Transnational
Organizations Regional Transnationalism Cultural Transnationalism
Transnational Religion Islam and the World Transnational Movements
Transnationalism Tomorrow Chapter Summary Chapter 6 - National States: The
Traditional Structure The Nature and Purpose of the State The State Defined
Purposes of the State The State as the Core Political Organization Theories
of Governance Democracy and World Politics National and Other Interests
States and the Future The State: The Indictment The State: The Defense The
State: The Verdict Chapter Summary Chapter 7 - International Organization:
An Alternative Structure The Evolution and Roles of International
Organization The Origins of IGOs The Growth of IGOs Roles the IGOs Play
Regional IGOs' Focus on the European Union The Origins and Evolution of the
European Union The Government of the European Union The Future of the EU
Global IGOs' Focus on the United Nations IGO Organzation and Related Issues
IGO Leadership, Administration, and Finance IGO Activities Evaluating IGOs
and Their Future Chapter Summary Chapter 8 - National Power and Diplomacy:
The Traditional Approach National Power: The Foundation of National
Diplomacy Power as an Asset Measuring Power Characteristics of Power The
Elements of Power The National Core The National Infrastructure The Nature
of Diplomacy The Functions of Diplomacy The Diplomatic Setting The Conduct
of Diplomacy Modern Diplomacy Some Rules of Effective Diplomacy Options for
Conducting Diplomacy Chapter Summary Chapter 9 - International Law and
Morality: An Alternative Approach Fundamentals of International Law and
Morality The Primitive Nature of International Law The Growth of
International Law The Practice of International Law The Fundamentals of
International Morality The International Legal System The Philosophical
Roots of Law How International Law is Made Adherence to the Law
Adjudication of the Law Applying International Law and Morality Law and
Justice in a Multicultural World Applying International Law and Morality to
States Applying International Law to Individuals The Prudent Application of
Law and Morality The Future of International Law and Morality Chapter
Summary Chapter 10 - Pursuing Security Thinking about Security A Tale of
Insecurity Conflict and Insecurity: The Traditional Road War and World
Politics Force as a Political Instrument Unconventional Warfare
Conventional Warfare Warfare with Weapons of Mass Destruction Global and
International Security: The Alternative Road Limited Self-Defense Through
Arms Control International Security Forces Abolition of War Chapter Summary
Chapter 11 - Globalization in the World Economy Theories of International
Political Economy Economic Nationalism Economic Internationalism Economic
Structuralism Two Economic Worlds: North and South Two Economic Worlds:
Analyzing the Data Two Economic Worlds: Human Conditions The Growth and
Extent of International Political Economy Trade International Investment
Monetary Relations Globalization and Interdependence: Debating the Future
Chapter Summary Chapter 12 - Global Economic Competition and Cooperation
Global Economic Competition: The Traditional Road National Economic Power:
Assets and Utilization The North and International Political Economy The
South and Internatonal Political Economy The Future of National Economic
Policy Global Economic Cooperation: The Alternative Road Global Economic
Cooperation: Background Global Economic Cooperation: The Institutions
Regional Economic Cooperation Chapter Summary Chapter 13 - Preserving and
Enhancing Human Rights and Dignity The Nature of Human Rights Civil and
Political Rights: Freedom from Abuses Abuse of Individual Rights Abuse of
Group Rights The International Response to Individual and Group Human
Rights Issues Economic and Social Rights Food Health Education Chapter
Summary Chapter 14 - Preserving and Enhancing the Global Commons Toward
Sustainable Development The Ecological State of the World Sustainable
Development Sustainable Development: Population and Resources Population
Issues and Cooperation Resource Issues and Cooperation Resource
Conservation: The Global Response Sustainable Development: The Environment
Environmental Issues Environmental Protection: The International Response
Chapter Summary An Epilogue to the Text/A Prologue to the Future Endnotes
Glossary Abbreviations References Index