This text provides a framework for analyzing political situations. Students are encouraged to use this framework on each new international situation. The book also contains strategies for thinking about past, current and future world events. An integral theme of this book is the relationship between democracy, development and peace.
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Contents:
PART 1: ANALYZING WORLD POLITICS
World Politics: Levels of Analysis, Choice and Constraint
Thinking about World Politics: Theory and Reality
International Actors: States and Other Players on the World Stage
The World System: International Structure and Polarity
Relations Between States: Power and Influence
Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy: Society and Polity
Individuals and World Politics: Roles, Perceptions and Decision Making
PART 2: INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND COOPERATION
Military Conflict: Why States and Other Actors Resort to Force
The Security Dilemma: Armament and Disarmament
International Law and Organization
Causes of Peace and Nonviolent Transformation
PART 3: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Political Economy of National Security and Defense
Interdependence and Economic Order
Regional Economic Integration and Globalization
Development and Underdevelopment: The North-South Gap
PART 4: CHALLENGES FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Limits of Sovereignty: Humanity and the Commons
Conclusion: Which Global Future?
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