This fully revised and updated English edition of a successful Italian text provides a sophisticated assessment of the theory and practice of world politics in the 21st century. Attina examines the impact of issues, actors and trends on the contemporary world stage and assesses the future direction of change in global politics. "

Disaster policies present a new challenge to the practitioners and students of global politics; this book explains how political science enriches the contribution of the social sciences to the study of disaster relief, aid and reconstruction following the major disaster events, both natural and man-made, of recent times.