International relations

Table of Contents
In this Section:

1) Brief Table of Contents

2) Full Table of Contents

1) Brief Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Globalization of International Relations

Chapter 2: Realist Theories

Chapter 3: Liberal and Social Theories
Chapter 4: Foreign Policy

Chapter 5: International Conflict

Chapter 6: Military Force and Terrorism

Chapter 7: International Organization, Law, and Human Rights

Chapter 8: International Trade

Chapter 9: Global Finance and Business
Chapter 10: International Integration

Chapter 11: Environment and Population

Chapter 12: The North-South Gap

Chapter 13: International Development

2) Full Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Globalization of International Relations

Globalization, International Relations, and Daily Life

Core Principles

IR as a Field of Study

Actors and Influences

State Actors

Nonstate Actors

Levels of Analysis

Globalization

Global Geography

The Evolving International System

The Two World Wars, 1900—1950

The Cold War, 1945—1990

The Post—Cold War Era, 1990—2012

Chapter 2: Realist Theories

Realism

Power

Defining Power

Estimating Power

Elements of Power

The International System

Anarchy and Sovereignty

Balance of Power

Great Powers and Middle Powers

Power Distribution

Hegemony

The Great Power System, 1500—2000

Alliances

Purposes of Alliances

NATO

Other Alliances

Regional Alignments

Strategy

Statecraft

Rationality in International Relations

The Prisoner’s Dilemma

Chapter 3: Liberal and Social Theories

The Waning of War

Liberal Theories

Kant and Peace

Liberal Institutionalism

International Regimes

Collective Security

The Democratic Peace

Social Theories

Identities and Ideas Matter

Postmodernism

Marxism

Peace Studies

Gender Theories

Why Gender Matters

The Masculinity of Realism

Gender in War and Peace

Women in IR

Difference Feminism versus Liberal Feminism?

Postmodern Feminism

Chapter 4: Foreign Policy

Making Foreign Policy

Models of Decision Making

Individual Decision Makers

Group Psychology

Crisis Management

Domestic Influences

Bureaucracies

Interest Groups

The Military-Industrial Complex

Public Opinion

Legislatures

Making Foreign Policy

Chapter 5: International Conflict

The Wars of the World

Types of War

Theories of the Causes of War

Conflicts of Ideas

Nationalism

Ethnic Conflict

Genocide

Religious Conflict

Ideological Conflict

Conflicts of Interest

Territorial Disputes

Control of Governments

Economic Conflict

Chapter 6: Military Force and Terrorism

Conventional Forces

Land Forces: Controlling Territory

Naval Forces: Controlling the Seas

Air Forces: Controlling the Skies

Coordinating Forces: Logistics and Intelligence

Evolving Technologies

Terrorism

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Nuclear Weapons

Ballistic Missiles and Other Delivery Systems

Chemical and Biological Weapons

Proliferation

Nuclear Strategy and Arms Control

States and Militaries

Military Economics

Control of Military Forces

Civil-Military Relations

Chapter 7: International Organization, Law, and Human Rights

Roles of International Organizations

The United Nations

The UN System

The Security Council

Peacekeeping Forces

The Secretariat

The General Assembly

UN Programs

Autonomous Agencies

International Law

Sources of International Law

Enforcement of International Law

The World Court

International Cases in National Courts

Law and Sovereignty

Laws of Diplomacy

Just War Doctrine

Human Rights

Individual Rights versus Sovereignty

Human Rights Institutions

War Crimes

The Evolution of World Order

Chapter 8: International Trade

Theories of Trade

Liberalism and Mercantilism

Comparative Advantage

Political Interference in Markets

Protectionism

Trade Regimes

The World Trade Organization

Bilateral and Regional Agreements

Cartels

Industries and Interest Groups

Enforcement of Trade Rules

Economic Globalization

The Evolving World Economy

Resistance to Trade

Chapter 9: Global Finance and Business

Globalization and Finance

The Currency System

About Money

International Currency Exchange

Why Currencies Rise or Fall

Central Banks

The World Bank and the IMF

State Financial Positions

National Accounts

International Debt

The Position of the United States

The Position of Russia and Eastern Europe

The Position of Asia

Multinational Business

Multinational Corporations

Foreign Direct Investment

Host and Home Government Relations

Chapter 10: International Integration

Globalization and Integration

Integration Theory

The European Union

The Vision of a United Europe

The Treaty of Rome

Structure of the European Union

The Single European Act

The Maastricht Treaty

Monetary Union

Expanding the European Union

The Lisbon Treaty

The Power of Information

Connecting the World

Information as a Tool of Governments

Information as a Tool against Governments

Telecommunications and Global Culture

Chapter 11: Environment and Population

Interdependence and the Environment

Sustainable Development

Managing the Environment

The Atmosphere

Biodiversity

Forests and Oceans

Pollution

Natural Resources

World Energy

Minerals

Water Disputes

Population

The Demographic Transition

Population Policies

Disease

Chapter 12: The North-South Gap

The State of the South

Basic Human Needs

World Hunger

Rural and Urban Populations

Women in Development

Migration and Refugees

Theories of Accumulation

Economic Accumulation

The World-System

Imperialism

World Civilizations

History of Imperialism, 1500—2000

Effects of Colonialism

Postcolonial Dependency

Revolutionary Movements

Chapter 13: International Development

Experiences

The Newly Industrializing Countries

The Chinese Experience

India Takes Off

Other Experiments

Lessons

Import Substitution and Export-Led Growth

Concentrating Capital for Manufacturing

Corruption

North-South Capital Flows

Foreign Investment

North-South Debt

IMF Conditionality

The South in International Economic Regimes

Foreign Assistance

Patterns of Foreign Assistance

Types of Foreign Assistance

The Politics of Foreign Assistance

The Impact of Foreign Assistance