International Politics on the World Stage, Brief,9780072978698

International Politics on the World Stage, Brief

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Edition: 6th
ISBN13: 9780072978698
ISBN10: 0072978694
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-05-01
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill College
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Table of Contents

Evolution of the World Political System ii
About the Authors iv
Preface vii
Thinking and Caring about World Politics
1(23)
The Importance of Studying World Politics
2(9)
World Politics and Your Finances
3(3)
World Politics and Your Living Space
6(2)
World Politics and Your Life
8(2)
Can We Make a Difference?
10(1)
The World Tomorrow: Two Roads Diverge
11(8)
Realism and Liberalism: Some Travel Notes on Two Roads
12(2)
The Nature of Politics: Realism and Liberalism
14(1)
The Roles of Power and Principles: Realism and Liberalism
15(2)
Prospects for Competition and Cooperation: Realism and Liberalism
17(2)
Assessing Reality: Realism and Liberalism
19(1)
How to Study World Politics
19(3)
Political Scientists and World Politics
20(2)
Chapter Summary
22(2)
The Evolution of World Politics
24(24)
The Evolving World System: Early Development
24(6)
Ancient Greece and Rome
25(1)
After the Fall of Rome, A.D. 476 to 1700
26(2)
The 18th and 19th Centuries
28(2)
The Evolving World System: The 20th Century
30(4)
The Cold War and the Bipolar System
32(2)
The 21st Century: The Genesis of a New System
34(12)
The Structure of Power in the 21st Century
34(6)
Security in the 21st Century
40(1)
Global Economics in the 21st Century
41(2)
Quality of Life in the 21st Century
43(3)
Chapter Summary
46(2)
Levels of Analysis
48(37)
System-Level Analysis
48(12)
Structural Characteristics
49(4)
Power Relationships in the International System
53(5)
Economic Patterns in the Political System
58(1)
Norms of Behavior in the International System
59(1)
State-Level Analysis
60(10)
Making Foreign Policy: Type of Government, Situation, and Policy
61(2)
Making Foreign Policy: Political Culture
63(1)
Foreign Policy-Making Actors
63(7)
Individual-Level Analysis
70(13)
Humans as a Species
70(5)
Organizational Behavior
75(2)
Leaders and Their Individual Traits
77(6)
Chapter Summary
83(2)
Nationalism: The Traditional Orientation
85(24)
Understanding Nations, Nationalism, and Nation-States
86(7)
Nations, Nationalism, and Nation-States Defined
86(3)
The Rise and Ascendancy of Nationalism
89(4)
Nationalism in Practice: Issues and Evaluation
93(12)
Nation-States: More Myth Than Reality
93(4)
Nationalism: Builder and Destroyer
97(4)
Self-Determination as a Goal
101(4)
Nationalism and the Future
105(3)
The Recent Past and Present of Nationalism
105(1)
The Future of Nationalism
106(2)
Chapter Summary
108(1)
Globalization and Transnationalism The Alternative Orientation
109(28)
Globalization
110(6)
Globalization of Communications and Transportation
110(2)
Economic Globalization
112(1)
Cultural Globalization
113(3)
Transnationalism
116(6)
Postmodernism
117(2)
Constructivism
119(1)
Feminism
120(1)
Reacting to Transnational Thought
121(1)
Transnationalism in Action
122(13)
Transnational Organizations
122(3)
Regional Transnationalism
125(1)
Cultural Transnationalism
126(1)
Transnational Religion
127(2)
Islam and the World
129(3)
Transnational Movements
132(3)
Transnationalism Tomorrow
135(1)
Chapter Summary
136(1)
National States: The Traditional Structure
137(22)
The Nature and Purpose of the State
138(5)
The State Defined
138(4)
Purposes of the State
142(1)
The State as the Core Political Organization
143(11)
Theories of Governance
143(3)
Democracy and World Politics
146(5)
National and Other Interests
151(3)
States and the Future
154(4)
The State: The Indictment
154(2)
The State: The Defense
156(1)
The State: The Verdict
157(1)
Chapter Summary
158(1)
International Organization: An Alternative Structure
159(32)
The Evolution and Roles of International Organization
159(7)
The Origins of IGOs
160(1)
The Growth of IGOs
161(2)
Roles That IGOs Play
163(3)
Regional IGOs: Focus on the European Union
166(8)
The Origins and Evolution of the European Union
168(1)
The Government of the European Union
169(2)
The Future of the European Union
171(3)
Global IGOs: Focus on the United Nations
174(15)
IGO Organization and Related Issues
174(4)
IGO Leadership, Administration, and Finance
178(3)
IGO Activities
181(6)
Evaluating IGOs and Their Future
187(2)
Chapter Summary
189(2)
National Power and Diplomacy: The Traditional Approach
191(31)
National Power: The Foundation of National Diplomacy
193(5)
Power as an Asset
193(2)
Measuring Power
195(1)
Characteristics of Power
195(3)
The Elements of Power
198(5)
The National Core
198(3)
The National Infrastructure
201(2)
The Nature of Diplomacy
203(5)
The Functions of Diplomacy
203(2)
The Diplomatic Setting
205(3)
The Conduct of Diplomacy
208(12)
Modern Diplomacy
208(6)
Some Rules of Effective Diplomacy
214(1)
Options for Conducting Diplomacy
215(5)
Chapter Summary
220(2)
International Law and Morality: An Alternative Approach
222(27)
Fundamentals of International Law and Morality
223(3)
The Primitive Nature of International Law
223(1)
The Growth of International Law
223(1)
The Practice of International Law
224(1)
The Fundamentals of International Morality
225(1)
The International Legal System
226(7)
The Philosophical Roots of Law
226(1)
How International Law Is Made
227(2)
Adherence to the Law
229(1)
Adjudication of the Law
230(3)
Applying International Law and Morality
233(13)
Law and Justice in a Multicultural World
233(2)
Applying International Law and Morality to States
235(6)
Applying International Law and Morality to Individuals
241(3)
The Prudent Application of Law and Morality
244(2)
The Future of International Law and Morality
246(1)
Chapter Summary
247(2)
Pursuing Security
249(44)
Thinking about Security
249(2)
A Tale of Insecurity
250(1)
Conflict and Insecurity: The Traditional Road
251(23)
War and World Politics
251(2)
Force as a Political Instrument
253(4)
Unconventional Warfare
257(12)
Conventional Warfare
269(1)
Warfare with Weapons of Mass Destruction
270(4)
Global and International Security: The Alternative Road
274(17)
Limited Self-Defense through Arms Control
276(6)
International Security Forces
282(6)
Abolition of War
288(3)
Chapter Summary
291(2)
Globalization in the World Economy
293(29)
Theories of International Political Economy
293(6)
Economic Nationalism
294(1)
Economic Internationalism
295(2)
Economic Structuralism
297(2)
Two Economic Worlds: North and South
299(3)
Two Economic Worlds: Analyzing the Data
299(2)
Two Economic Worlds: Human Conditions
301(1)
The Growth and Extent of International Political Economy
302(18)
Trade
303(3)
International Investment
306(1)
Monetary Relations
307(3)
Globalization and Interdependence: Debating the Future
310(9)
The Debate in Perspective
319(1)
Chapter Summary
320(2)
Global Economic Competition and Cooperation
322(45)
Global Economic Competition: The Traditional Road
322(20)
National Economic Power: Assets and Utilization
323(4)
The North and International Political Economy
327(6)
The South and International Political Economy
333(8)
The Future of National Economic Policy
341(1)
Global Economic Cooperation: The Alternative Road
342(22)
Global Economic Cooperation: The Background
342(2)
Global Economic Cooperation: The Institutions
344(13)
Regional Economic Cooperation
357(7)
Chapter Summary
364(3)
Preserving and Enhancing Human Rights and Dignity
367(29)
The Nature of Human Rights
368(2)
Civil and Political Rights: Freedom from Abuses
370(17)
Abuse of Individual Rights
370(1)
Abuse of Group Rights
371(9)
The International Response to Individual and Group Human Rights Issues
380(7)
Economic and Social Rights
387(7)
Food
388(3)
Health
391(2)
Education
393(1)
Chapter Summary
394(2)
Preserving and Enhancing the Global Commons
396
Toward Sustainable Development
396(6)
The Ecological State of the World
397(1)
Sustainable Development
398(4)
Sustainable Development: Population and Resources
402(14)
Population Issues and Cooperation
403(3)
Resource Issues and Cooperation
406(7)
Resource Conservation: The Global Response
413(3)
Sustainable Development: The Environment
416(9)
Environmental Issues
416(7)
Environmental Protection: The International Response
423(2)
Chapter Summary
425
An Epilogue to the Text/A Prologue to the Future 1(1)
Endnotes 1(1)
Glossary 1(1)
Abbreviations 1(1)
References 1(1)
Index 1

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