International Politics on the World Stage: Brief, 7/e
John T. Rourke,
University of Connecticut - Storrs Mark A. Boyer,
University of Connecticut - Storrs
ISBN: 0073526304 Copyright year: 2008
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Thinking and Caring About World Politics
Previewing the Global Drama
Global Actors: Meet the Cast
How This Book is Structured
World Politics and Your Finances
World Politics and Your Living Space
World Politics and Your Life
You Can Make a Difference
Putting World Events in Context
Introducing Realism and Liberalism
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
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 Rise of the Bipolar System
The Fall of 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
Individual-Level Analysis
Humans as a Species
Organizational Behavior
Leaders and Their Individual Traits
State-Level Analysis
Making Foreign Policy: Type of Government, Situation, and Policy
Making Foreign Policy: Political Culture
Foreign Policy-Making Actors
System-Level Analysis
Structural Characteristics
Power Relationships
Economic Realities
Norms
Chapter Summary
Chapter 4 - 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
Positive and Negative Aspects of Nationalism
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
Transnationalism in Action
Transnational Organizations
Regional Transnationalism
Cultural Transnationalism
Transnational Religion
Islam and the World
Transnational Movements
Transnationalism Tomorrow
Chapter Summary
Chapter 6 - Power and the National States: The Traditional Structure
The Nature and Purpose of the State
The State Defined
Purposes of the State
National Power
The Nature of Power
Characteristics of Power
National Diplomacy
Diplomacy as Applied Power
The Context of Diplomacy
The Conduct of Diplomacy
Diplomacy as a Communications Process
Options for Conducting Diplomacy
States and the Future
The State: Changing States
The State: The Indictment
The State: The Defense
The State: The Verdict
Chapter Summary
Chapter 7 - International Organization: An Alternative Structure
A Overview 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
Structure, Rules, and Related Issues
Leadership
Administration, and Finance
Activities of the UN and Other IGOs
Evaluating IGOs and Their Future
Chapter Summary
Chapter 8 - International Law and Human Rights: 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
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 9 - 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 10 - 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 11 - 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 12 - 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
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