Introducing International Relations

ISBN-13: 9781138297678 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 436 str.

Paul Sharp

Opis

Presenting complex ideas, concepts and arguments in a straightforward and conversational way, this textbook explains international relations from a diplomatic perspective, emphasizing co-existence in the absence of agreement, and developing students’ ability to make sense of the current conditions of international uncertainty.

Spis treści

1 Introduction--Why Study International Relations and Other Basic Questions  2 International Theory, Realism and Power Politics  3 Liberalism and Building World Orders  4 Constructivism, the English School, Feminism and Other Post-positivist Theories of International Relations  5 Foreign Policy  6 International Conflict and Competition  7 Military Power and War  8 International Law, International Organization, and Human Rights  9 International Trade and International Production  10 International and Global Finance  11 International and Regional Integration and Disintegration  12 Natural Resources, Population, and the Environment  13 North-South Gaps and Old-New Gaps  14 Economic, Human, and Political Development  15 Conclusions

O autorze

Paul Sharp is Professor and Head of Political Science at the University of Minnesota Duluth where he teaches courses in International Relations, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, and International Relations Theory.