Understanding Global Politics: Actors and Themes in International Affairs

ISBN-13: 9781138682269 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 436 str.

Klaus Larres; Ruth Wittlinger

Opis

This book provides undergraduate and postgraduate students of global politics and international relations with the necessary knowledge of the forces that shape and dominate our global political, economic and social/cultural environment. The book significantly enhances our understanding of the essentials of contemporary international affairs.

Spis treści

Introduction  I. BACKGROUND: HISTORY AND THEORY  1. Global Politics since 1945  2. Democracy: Problems and Challenges, Opportunities and Design  3. The Global Economy and the "Great Recession"  4. Theorizing Global Politics  II. GLOBAL ACTORS  5. The USA  6. The People’s Republic of China  7. Russia’s Resurgent Political Identity  8. India  9. The European Union  10. Germany  11. The United Nations  12. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation  13. IMF and World Bank  14. Non-Governmental Organisations  15. Regional Organisations  16. Multinational Businesses  III. TRANSNATIONAL CHALLENGES  17. Global Environmental Politics: Sustainable Development, Climate Change and the Energy Dilemma  18. Transnational Politics of Migration: From States to Regimes and Agents  19. Global Poverty  20. Failing States and Statebuilding  21. Soft and Hard Power  22. The Rise of Religious Fundamentalism  23. Human Rights and the International Criminal Court  24. The Threat of Transnational Terrorism  25. Fighting Corruption Globally: A Case of Norm Diffusion in International Relations  26. Nuclear Proliferation and International Stability