International Relations

Höfundur: Stephanie Lawson (Útgáfa: 4)
International Relations

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International relations emerged as a distinct academic discipline in the early twentieth century, but its philosophic foundations draw on centuries of thinking about human nature, power and authority, justice and injustice, the idea of sovereignty and the implications for relations within and between political communities. The historic sources of these ideas appear to draw largely on European or Western experiences but, as this book shows, influences have emanated from much further afield, while contemporary thought is becoming more open to insights from non-Western sources.

In this fully updated and expanded fourth edition of her popular text, Stephanie Lawson retains a broad world historical and contextual approach to the central themes and theoretical perspectives in IR, while also addressing the most pressing issues facing the world today. Topics covered include the emergence of states and empires, theories ranging from classical realism and liberalism to postcolonial and green theory, twentieth-century international history, security and insecurity, global governance and world order, international political economy and the prospects for a ‘post-international’ world in an era that has seen both deepening globalization and accompanying challenges to the sovereign state, as well as the reassertion of nationalist ideas around the world.

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Útgefandi
Polity
ISBN
9781509556267
Print ISBN
9781509556243
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
4
Höfundar
Stephanie Lawson
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2023-05-09
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
10
Afritunar takmörkun
2

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  • Cover
  • Dedication
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Detailed Contents
  • Boxes
  • Case Studies
  • Key Concepts
  • About the Author
  • Preface to the Fourth Edition
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introducing International Relations
  • 1.1 Eras in World Politics
  • The Post-Cold War Era, Hegemony and Globalization
  • The Post-9/11 Period
  • The Phenomenon of Modernity
  • Key Points
  • 1.2 The Domain of International Relations
  • The Scope of IR
  • Humanitarian Concerns
  • Identity Politics
  • The Agenda for IR in the Twenty-First Century
  • Key Points
  • 1.3 Defining the International
  • The ‘International’ Sphere
  • State and Nation
  • Mapping the International
  • Key Points
  • 1.4 Internationalizing the State System
  • Sovereign Statehood in the Postcolonial World
  • Regional Integration
  • Key Points
  • 1.5 Towards a ‘Global IR’
  • Non-Western Sources of IR
  • The Value of Diversity in IR
  • Key Points
  • 1.6 Conclusion
  •  Questions for Discussion
  •  Guide to Further Reading
  • 2 States in World History
  • 2.1 States and Empires in the Pre-Modern World
  • The State and Political Community
  • The Origins of States
  • The Legacy of Empires
  • The Idea of Civilization
  • Key Points
  • 2.2 Political Community and Human Nature
  • Early Religious Themes
  • The Cosmopolis
  • Key Points
  • 2.3 Modernity and the Sovereign State System
  • The Rise of Secularism
  • The Sovereign State and State System
  • Sovereignty and the State of Nature
  • Key Points
  • 2.4 The Modern Colonial Empires
  • Modern European Imperialism
  • Key Points
  • 2.5 The Rise of Nationalism and the Nation-State
  • Culture and Nationalism
  • Anti-Colonial Nationalism
  • Key Points
  • 2.6 Empire and Hegemony in the Contemporary International System
  •  Key Points
  • 2.7 Conclusion
  •  Questions for Discussion
  •  Guide to Further Reading
  • 3 Theorizing International Relations: Methods and Traditional Approaches
  • 3.1 Theory and Method, Knowledge and Truth
  • Epistemology
  • Ontology
  • Evidence and Probabilities
  • A Post-Truth World?
  • Key Points
  • 3.2 Liberalism and the Quest for Peace
  • The Democratic Peace Thesis
  • The Liberal View of Human Nature
  • Soft Power and Smart Power
  • Key Points
  • 3.3 The Case for Classical Realism
  • The Realist Critique of ‘Liberal Idealism’
  • The Struggle for Power and the Subordination of Morality
  • Key Points
  • 3.4 The English School and International Society
  • Pluralism
  • Solidarism
  • Key Points
  • 3.5 Neorealism and Neoliberalism
  • Neoliberalism
  • Neorealism
  • Levels of Analysis
  • The Security Dilemma and the Balance of Power
  • Offensive and Defensive Realism
  • The Critique of Liberal Moralism
  • Key Points
  • 3.6 Neoclassical Realism and Moral Realism
  • Moral Realism
  • Key Points
  • 3.7 Conclusion
  •  Questions for Discussion
  •  Guide to Further Reading
  • 4 Theorizing International Relations: Critical Approaches
  • 4.1 Marxism and Critical Theory
  • The Socialist Tradition
  • Marx and Marxism
  • World-System Theory
  • Gramsci and Hegemony
  • Contemporary Critical Theory
  • Key Points
  • 4.2 Constructivism
  • Constructivist IR
  • Key Points
  • 4.3 Feminism, Gender Theory and Sexuality
  • Feminism
  • Feminism in IR
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Gender and Political/Sexual Violence
  • Gender and Peace
  • Key Points
  • 4.4 Postmodernism
  • Postmodernism and the Status of Truth
  • Key Points
  • 4.5 Postcolonialism
  • Orientalism and Occidentalism
  • Decolonial Theory
  • The West/non-West Divide
  • 4.6 Green Theory
  •  Key Points
  • 4.7 Normative International Theory
  • Communitarianism and Cosmopolitanism
  • Key Points
  • 4.8 Conclusion
  •  Questions for Discussion
  •  Guide to Further Reading
  • 5 International Relations in the Twentieth Century
  • 5.1 The World at War
  • The Descent Into War
  • An Experiment in World Governance
  • From ‘Peace in our Time’ to the Return of Total War
  • The Rise of Japan
  • Key Points
  • 5.2 The Changing Structure of World Politics, 1945–1989
  • The Cold War
  • Key Points
  • 5.3 From the End of History to a New World Order
  • Identity Politics and the ‘Clash of Civilizations’
  • 5.4 Culture, Democracy and Human Rights in the Post-Cold War World
  •  Key Points
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  •  Questions for Discussion
  •  Guide to Further Reading
  • 6 Security and Insecurity in the Contemporary World
  • 6.1 Conventional Approaches to Security
  • From Bipolarity to Hegemony in the Post-Cold War Era?
  • Collective/Cooperative Security
  • Environmental, Biosecurity and Health Threats
  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  • The Liberal-Institutional Security Scenario Versus Realist Approaches
  • Key Points
  • 6.2 Critical Security Approaches
  • Constructivism
  • Feminist and Gender Approaches
  • Critical Theory
  • Postmodern Approaches
  • Key Points
  • 6.3 Securitization Theory
  •  Key Points
  • 6.4 Human Security vs State Security
  •  Key Points
  • 6.5 Humanitarian Intervention and the ‘Responsibility to Protect’
  • Normative Considerations and the Problem of Interests
  • 6.6 War and Terror in the Twenty-First Century
  • Terrorism After ‘9/11’
  • Unconventional Enemies
  • The Sources of Terrorism
  • 6.7 Environmental Security and the Green Agenda
  • Climate Change Denial
  • 6.8 Conclusion
  •  Questions for Discussion
  •  Guide to Further Reading
  • 7 Global Governance and World Order
  • 7.1 Introduction
  •  Key Points
  • 7.2 Global Governance and the United Nations
  • The Purpose and Scope of the UN
  • Human Rights at the UN
  • The UN and the Sovereign State System
  • Key Points
  • 7.3 Global Civil Society and Social Movements
  • Civil Society Organizations
  • Social Movements
  • The Anti-Globalization Phenomenon
  • Key Points
  • 7.4 Regionalization and World Order
  • Regionalization in Comparative Perspective
  • Inter-Regionalization
  • Key Points
  • 7.5 Fragmentation and World Disorder
  • Ethnic Conflict and Secessionism
  • Fragile/Failing States
  • Key Points
  • 7.6 The West/non-West Divide
  •  Key Points
  • 7.7 Conclusion
  •  Questions for Discussion
  •  Guide to Further Reading
  • 8 International Political Economy
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 The Emergence of Capitalism
  •  Key Points
  • 8.3 Theorizing International Political Economy
  • The Rise of Liberal Economics
  • Neomercantilism
  • Marxist Economic Theory
  • Key Points
  • 8.4 The Institutions of Global Economic Governance
  • The Bretton Woods Institutions
  • Neoliberalism
  • The G7 and G20
  • The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • BRICS
  • Key Points
  • 8.5 Wealth, Poverty and the North/South Divide
  •  Key Points
  • 8.6 Crises in the Global Financial System
  •  Key Points
  • 8.7 Conclusion
  •  Questions for Discussion
  •  Guide to Further Reading
  • 9 Conclusion: International Relations in a Changing World
  • 9.1 The Future of the Sovereign State
  • Globalization vs the State
  • Communitarians and Cosmopolitan Perspectives
  • A Post-International World?
  • Key Points
  • 9.2 The Challenge of Nationalism and Authoritarianism
  •  Key Points
  • 9.3 IR in a ‘Post-Truth’ World
  • Time for a Reality Check?
  • Key Points
  • 9.4 Conclusion
  •  Questions for Discussion
  •  Guide to Further Reading
  • References
  • Index
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